Home Equity Underwriting Manager

Fifth Third; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Home Equity Underwriting Manager to lead the underwriting team responsible for equity portfolio real estate loans and lines of credit. You will oversee workflow, productivity, and credit quality while upholding risk policies.

The role emphasizes customer service, regulatory compliance, staff coaching, and collaboration with internal partners to deliver consistent results and strong risk management.

Qualifications

• Manage underwriting decisions on a pipeline of equity and real estate loans.
• Monitor compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Provide coaching and training for department staff.

Responsibilities

• Review and discuss underwriting reports with staff.
• Ensure department meets service level agreements and performance reporting.
• Distribute changes to staff and maintain guidelines.
• Maintain knowledge of bank policies and procedures.
• Provide high level customer service to internal and external customers.

Skills

Underwriting decisions

Staff coaching

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

## Home Equity Underwriting ManagerApply: Grand Rapids, MI: Cincinnati, OH: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 23, 2026 (30+ days left to apply): R72952**Make banking a Fifth Third better** We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank.**General Function**: Performs a wide range of duties related to the management of the department responsible for underwriting such as real estate secured loans, including equity portfolio and residential mortgages. Responsible for ensuring the department is following determined workflow, there by meeting service level agreements that have been identified. Responsible for not only ensuring that the productivity levels are met, but also ensures credit quality meets all defined standards. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank’s risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities**: · Manage the underwriting decisions on a pipeline of loans such as equity portfolio real estate loans and lines of credit, conventional, or government loans. · Retrieve, review, distribute and discuss reports related to the Underwriting Department with staff. · Determine success rate of meeting certain benchmarks, and update required department performance reports. · Monitor compliance issues, including that all department members attend required meetings, and that staff are in compliance with state and federal regulations. · Monitor quality levels to ensure adherence to standards. · Ensure department provides a high level of customer service to internal and external customers. · Actively participates in ongoing efforts to continually improve customer service for internal and external customers. · Perform human resource tasks for the department such as coaching and evaluation and training needs. · Review exception reports to ensure all tasks are completed. · Maintain and distribute Fifth Third Bank and agency guidelines where applicable. Distribute changes to appropriate staff. · Maintain knowledge of Fifth Third Bank policies and procedures. · Consumer lending credit authority is commensurate with consumer lending authority guidelines and business needs. · Other duties as assigned. #LI-RD1Home Equity Underwriting ManagerAt Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner. LOCATION -- Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546Attention search firms and staffing agencies: do not submit unsolicited resumes for this posting. Fifth Third does not accept resumes from any agency that does not have an active agreement with Fifth Third. Any unsolicited resumes – no matter how they are submitted – will be considered the property of Fifth Third and Fifth Third will not be responsible for any associated fee.Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.