Residential Loan Processor II

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution; Saco (ME); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution in Maine seeks an experienced Residential Loan Processor to support lenders in origination and loan management. You will manage a pipeline, adapt to changing priorities, and use independent judgment to resolve standard file issues.

The role involves coordinating with real estate professionals, inputting data in LOS and investors' portals, ensuring regulatory compliance, assembling documents, and helping ensure timely closings while delivering excellent

Qualifications

• Two+ years of experience in loan processing; 3–5 years preferred.
• Elevated knowledge of loan compliance, regulatory issues, and documentation.
• Solid understanding of the loan application and loan closing process.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and excellent customer service.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; comfortable learning new software.

Responsibilities

• Provides courteous service to internal and external customers while facilitating the loan process.
• Researches Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac tools to resolve file requirements.
• Updates loan data in LOS and investors' websites; assists loan officers.
• Interacts with real estate agents, attorneys, title companies to resolve mortgage issues.
• Assembles and verifies residential loan documents; ensures proper signatures/dates.
• Prepares loan packages and disclosure documents; supports timely closings.

Skills

Loan processing

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Attention to detail

MS Office

Independent worker

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Loan origination system

Job description

Description

This position is responsible for providing efficient, timely support to lenders in the origination of residential loans and facilitating loan management processes. Works self-sufficiently to manage a pipeline, adapts easily to daily priority changes, and utilizes independent judgment to resolve standard file issues.

Requirements

Essential Functions

• Provides professional, courteous, and efficient service to all internal and external customers while facilitating the loan process.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of secondary market guidelines, effectively researching Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tools to resolve standard file requirements.
• Provides administrative assistance to the residential loan officers to include inputting and updating loan data in our loan origination system and in secondary market investor’s websites.
• Confers with residential loan officers, customers, title attorneys, and surveyors to aid in resolving mortgage issues.
• Assembles and verifies accuracy of residential loan documentation.
• Provides assistance to residential loan officers in preparing and sending secondary market loans to investors for loan decisioning.
• Efficiently navigate the loan origination software system and provide support to internal and external customers.
• Assists in ensuring that documentation in the residential loan files being processed contains proper signatures, dates and other relevant data.
• Orders and reviews title packages, mortgage inspection plans, appraisals, and verifications.
• Assures regulatory disclosure compliance during the loan process including HMDA, RESPA, Regulation Z, Regulation B, Flood and any other applicable regulations.
• Prepares all loan document packages, including but not limited to commitment letters, counter-offer letters, Regulation Z disclosures, and 30-day letters.
• Maintains ongoing communication with customers/clients during and after the loan origination process to include requesting documentation from customers to satisfy outstanding approval conditions.
• Proficient in the loan origination process resulting in quick turnaround times/timely closings.
• Proactively manages pipeline.
• Analyze and calculate income sources for file completeness, and requesting missing documentation.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties or special assignments as required or assigned.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Communicates with real estate agents, attorneys, insurance agents, internal loan closers and all other parties involved to facilitate the loan origination and loan closing process.
• Performs general filing, typing and extensive use of PC.

Position Qualifications And Education Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum two years of experience in loan processing or similar background. 3 – 5 years preferred.
• Elevated knowledge of loan compliance, regulatory issues, and documentation.
• Solid understanding of the loan application and loan closing process.
• Proven ability to deliver quality work during times of increased volumes.
• Ability to interpret title packages and recognize title defects/inaccuracies.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal skills particularly in working with documentation that requires special or confidential handling.
• Commitment to ongoing learning.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to adapt to changes in priorities quickly.
• Able to work harmoniously, professionally, cordially and effectively with others, focusing on the attainment of bank goals and objectives through a commitment to teamwork.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products; comfortable learning new software as required.
• Strong attention to detail with good organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Ability to, with or without accommodations, read/see documents and computer screens, communicate in person via telephone or Zoom/Teams calls, and use a computer and other office equipment.
• Is dependable and conforms to punctuality and attendance standards.

Working Conditions

• Physical surroundings are generally pleasant and comfortable with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• Normally seated with freedom of movement on a regular basis.
• Extensive operation of computers and other office equipment requiring dexterity and coordination and frequent use of hands.

Those holding this position must be capable of performing all duties and responsibilities, either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, as determined by management.

The Bank has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the bank reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Bank may deem appropriate.