KeyBank
About The Job (job Brief)
The Senior Underwriter is responsible for underwriting loans in accordance with Company and Investor guidelines following company’s policies and procedures under general supervision. In addition, this position makes sound underwriting decisions and ensures that all decisions meet legal and policy requirements.
Essential Job Functions
- 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.
- Adheres to compliance procedures and internal/operational risk controls in accordance with any and all applicable regulatory standards, requirements, and policies.
Required Qualifications
Education/Certifications: Highschool diploma or equivalent work experience
- College degree
- 5 or more years mortgage underwriting experience
- Paperless Loan Origination System experience
Experience:
- Strong knowledge of residential mortgage underwriting and secondary market guidelines, in particular, self employed borrowers
- Strong knowledge of Automated Underwriting Systems such as DU/DO and LP.
- Expertise in interpreting underwriting guidelines, analyzing risk, and communicating with customers and associates.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to clearly support a recommendation.
- Exceptional ability to articulate complex scenarios in written format and create detailed loan-level analyses based on mortgage supporting documentation.
- Excellent written communication skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work accurately and efficiently in face-paced environment and to maintain production requirements while adhering to quality and service standards.
- Superior computer skills in internet research, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Exceptional ability to articulate complex scenarios in written format and create detailed loan-level analyses based on mortgage supporting documentation.
- Capacity to work both independently and with a team and to transition easily between different projects
KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.
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