Remote Senior Mortgage Underwriter

Company: Sutherland
Location: El Centro
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description

We're now hiring full-time, permanent Senior Mortgage Underwriters to work from home. We provide competitive compensation packages with a $10k sign on bonus, the equipment you need to succeed, and are driven by providing next-level support for our top industry clients and their customers.

Sutherland Mortgage Services Inc. is a premier nationwide provider of end to end mortgage solutions including originations, underwriting, processing, closing, post-closing and loan servicing support for over 30 years. We offer an unmatched ability to deliver the highest value and greatest returns to our customers. We are a collaborative, considerate and friendly team that prioritizes having a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace.

The role:
As a Mortgage Underwriter, you will be responsible for approval/decline decisions on incoming applications consistent with internal, client and investor policies. You will get to work with top technologies and systems while having a dedicated team of leaders and peers to support you.

The duties:

• Analyze employment profile, credit strength, property characteristics, and all other information pertinent to the credit decision process on each mortgage application, as presented by the broker.
• Apply internal guidelines and investor guidelines to the credit decision process.
• Prioritize deals in Workflow queue in order to minimize turnaround time.
• Select required conditions on each deal to be satisfied prior to funding.
• Using the underwriting system, input: selected conditions, credit information, property details, and borrower information.
• Verify accuracy of supporting employment, down payment, appraisal, and financial documentation received.
• Review documentation for compliance with internal and regulatory guidelines.
• Correspond with processors to attain outstanding documentation needed to complete requirements as stipulated on the commitment.
  
  What we offer:
  
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits - eligibility the 1 st of the month after start
  • Paid training
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Additional pay incentives
  • Discounted services on entertainment, travel, insurance, and fitness and more.
    Qualifications
    
    
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      3+ years prior Mortgage Underwriting experience
      
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      Exceptional communication skills - verbal and written
      
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      Strong analytical skills
      
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      Demonstrated ability to resolve complicated issues as they arise
      
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      Proven organizational skills and demonstrated ability to prioritize and multi-task
      
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      Prior AUS experience required
      
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      Prior experience with FNMA/FHLMC guidelines required
      
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      Encompass/Empower experience a plus
      
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      Portfolio/Private Investor experience a plus
      
      
      We will supply the equipment to work from home but you need to ensure you have the following:
      
      Excellent Internet connectivity:
      
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        Access speeds of 2 Mbps upload and 10 Mbps download - the faster the better!
        
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        Wireless and/or satellite Internet Service Providers are not compatible with our systems.
        
        Productive work environment:
        
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          In-house network, and a hard-wired Internet connection capable of continuously supporting outstanding call quality and high-speed response rates.
          
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          A quiet and distraction-free, secure place to work.
          
          
          About us:
          
          As a digital transformation company, Sutherland rethinks and rebuilds processes for the digital age by combining the speed and insight of design thinking with the scale and accuracy of data analytics. We have been helping customers globally, across industries from financial services to healthcare, achieve greater agility through transformed and automated customer experiences for over 30 years.
          
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