Underwriter, Retail, Senior

Veterans Staffing; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing organization is seeking an Underwriter to ensure compliance with lending guidelines and make sound credit decisions. Responsibilities include performing thorough analyses and resolving post-closing credit exceptions. Applicants should possess extensive FHA mortgage underwriting experience and the ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently. A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including healthcare and a 401(k) match.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plans

401(k) match

Fitness and retail discounts

Customized training programs

Employee referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Must maintain confidentiality concerning loan applicants.
• Ability to manage detailed assignments and multiple tasks.
• Experience in paperless loan origination systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze loans to ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Perform initial and ongoing risk assessments for loans.
• Communicate with clients and teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Knowledge of mortgage loan underwriting

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Customer service skills

Excellent computer skills

Education

Five (5) plus years of FHA mortgage underwriting experience

FHA Direct Endorsement designation

DU and LP experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team Remotely!

Underwrites loans in accordance with company and investor guidelines following the company's policies and procedures under general supervision. Makes sound underwriting decisions and ensures that all decisions meet legal and policy requirements. Perform all duties in accordance with the company's policies and procedures, all US state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the company operates. The target pay range for this position is $90,000.00 to $110,000.00 + Monthly Incentive Plan.

Responsibilities

• Performs a thorough analysis to ensure the quality of each loan and to determine compliance with company and investor guidelines.
• Performs a thorough analysis of collateral to ensure property meets investor guidelines and the appraisal quality and completeness is acceptable.
• Applies and interprets company underwriting guidelines and makes sound credit decision.
• Completes credit, analysis of income, analysis of property, ensures proper audits are completed and verifies consistency of loan file information.
• Identifies risk factors within each loan and utilizes resources, tools and documentation to detect red flags and clear inconsistencies.
• Reviews and evaluates credit information on mortgage loan documents to determine acceptability for specific loan programs.
• Determines any conditions, stipulations or pre-funding requirements.
• Reviews and clears underwriting conditions, stipulations or pre-funding requirements received.
• Communicates with clients, sales teams and operations teams to resolve outstanding issues as they arise.
• Assists departmental support staff when necessary.
• Resolves and responds to post closing credit exceptions received from investors and auditors when required on loans underwritten.
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of investor guidelines, updates and trends as applicable to underwriting position.
• Completes second signature underwriting review on loan files underwritten by junior underwriters and within designated authority as needed.

Qualifications

• A thorough knowledge of mortgage loan underwriting.
• Maintains highly confidential information concerning loan applicants.
• Requires high level of organizational skills and ability to work on several tasks simultaneously.
• Constant contact with loan officers and internal office staff.
• Significant coordination of various duties required.
• Office machines such as computer, copiers, fax machines and the telephone.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to handle detailed assignments.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Five (5) plus years of FHA mortgage underwriting work experience.
• FHA Direct Endorsement designation and / or VA SAR designation highly preferred.
• DU and LP experience required.
• Experience working in a paperless loan origination system environment preferred.

About Our Company

Carrington Mortgage Services-Retail Lending is part of The Carrington Companies. We offer a wide variety of home purchase and refinance products for government and conventional loan programs, specializing in underserved programs for borrowers with less than perfect credit and low down payment. We hope you\'ll consider joining our growing team of uniquely talented professionals as we transform residential real estate.

Value Proposition

• Increased earning capacity due to access to our 48 state territory.
• Ability to market faster and more efficiently inside the operation.
• Superior service levels offered to the broker as you\'re inside presence ensures every step of the loan process is handled in the most efficient manner possible.
• Professional account manager\'s partner with you and your brokers to add value every step of the way.
• Base pay plus an industry leading commission plan.
• Take over existing accounts.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive healthcare plans for you and your family. Plus, a discretionary 401(k) match of 50% of the first 4% of pay contributed.
• Access to several fitness, restaurant, retail (and more!) discounts through our employee portal.
• Customized training programs to help you advance your career.
• Employee referral bonuses so you\'ll get paid to help Carrington and Vylla grow.
• Educational Reimbursement.
• Carrington Charitable Foundation contributes to the community through causes that reflect the interests of Carrington Associates. For more information about Carrington Charitable Foundation, and the organizations and programs, it supports through specific fundraising efforts, please visit: carringtoncf.org.

Carrington is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the company that applicants be considered for positions for which they qualify without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, protected veterans status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected category. Carrington will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship on the company.