Underwriter

dfhextcareersite; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet HomeLoans, LP is a National Mortgage Lender seeking a Non-QM Underwriter to assess complex non-qualified mortgage loan applications and manage a dedicated pipeline. The role covers underwriting non-QM loans, ensuring salable loans, and staying current with investor/insurer guidelines.

Responsibilities include analyzing income/assets, calculating income types, interacting with cross-functional teams, and ensuring timely closings while meeting KPI metrics and policy requirements.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on Non-QM mortgage underwriting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Non-QM investor guidelines, bank-statement programs and alternative income documentation.
• Experience evaluating complex borrower scenarios and making independent underwriting decisions within established guidelines and approval authority.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Non-QM loans, including bank-statement and other alternative-documentation programs.
• Ensure loans conform to investor and insurer guidelines and are salable.
• Maintain awareness of latest investor and insurer guidelines.
• Analyze borrower income, assets, and credit; compute income.
• Close loans on a timely basis and meet KPI metrics.
• Communicate with sales, processing, underwriting, closing, and compliance teams.
• Respond to QA/QC reviews and report gaps to leadership.

Skills

Non-QM underwriting

Investor guidelines

Bank-statement programs

Alternative income docs

Underwriting decisions

Federal/state laws TRID TILA ECOA HMDA

Loan origination software

Communication skills

Reading loan documents

Math calculations

Mortgage software

Tools

Encompass LOS

Mortgage software

Excel

Job description

Jet HomeLoans, LP is a National Mortgage Lender headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Jet HomeLoans focuses on providing its customers and business partners with the industry's best services.

Position Overview

A Non-QM Underwriter is responsible for underwriting complex non-qualified mortgage loan applications and managing an assigned loan pipeline. Additionally, a person in this position is responsible for:

• Underwriting Non-QM loans, including bank-statement and other alternative-documentation programs, with the ability to support Conventional (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) loans as business needs require.

• Ensuring loans approved are salable and conform to applicable investor and insurer guidelines.

• Keeping up with the most recent investor and insurer guidelines/programs.

• Adhering to company policies and procedures.

• Analyzing borrower income, including complex self-employed income, assets and credit/liabilities documentation.

• Calculating simple and complex income types using traditional and alternative documentation.

• Ensuring loans within the assigned pipeline close timely.

• Ensuring assigned company Key Risk Indicator (KRI) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics are met.

• Reviewing and solving complex loan issues.

• Developing and cultivating great working relationships with sales, processing, underwriting, closing, secondary and compliance teams and leaders.

• Researching and responding timely to internal Quality Assurance and Quality Control reviews.

• Reporting material process and policy infractions/gaps to Underwriting Leadership.

• A Non-QM Underwriter reports directly to an Underwriting Manager.

Required Experience:

• 3–5 years of hands‑on Non‑QM mortgage underwriting experience.

• Strong working knowledge of Non‑QM investor guidelines, bank‑statement programs and alternative income documentation.

• Experience evaluating complex borrower scenarios and making independent underwriting decisions within established guidelines and approval authority.

• Deep knowledge of federal and state laws (e.g., TRID, TILA, ECOA and HMDA).

• Sound technical skills with the aptitude to learn/navigate loan origination software and other technologies.

• Able to write correspondence and to effectively present information to peers, borrowers and in some cases clients.

• Able to read and interpret various loan documents such as promissory notes, agency/investor and legal directives and other loan documents.

• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and provide information to resolve the situation.

• Able to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines.

• Able to apply basic math; calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions and percentages.

• Basic computer skills required: word processing, email, and mortgage software.

Preferred Experience:

• Conventional/QM underwriting experience and working knowledge of FNMA and FHLMC guidelines.

• Jumbo underwriting experience.

• Builder‑affiliated mortgage lending experience.

• 2–3 years of Encompass Loan Origination System experience.

• Microsoft Excel proficiency.

Expectations:

• Facilitate an excellent working relationship with internal and external customers by developing and maintaining respect, communicating effectively and providing excellent customer service.

• Maintain a high level of integrity, confidentiality, and trust.

• Effectively problem solve by using judgment based upon knowledge of existing management policies and departmental practices and procedures.

• Meet established productivity, loan quality and task management standards.

• Ensure confidentiality of client records.

• Demonstrate a commitment to the Company Culture.

• Respond to phone calls and emails within the same workday.

Workplace Requirements:

• Able to navigate a standard office environment (remotely and/or in office).