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AmeriHome Mortgage Company is self-described as a privately held, multichannel, direct-to-consumer servicer, lender, and mortgage investor licensed in 49 states
Underwriting Team Lead
Location
Arizona + 1 moreAll locations: Arizona | Texas
Posted
102 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Underwriting Team Lead
AmeriHome Mortgage Company
• Oversee daily underwriting operations, including pipeline management and escalations • Work with cross-functional teams (sales/originations, processing) to support underwriting decisions and improve processes • Mentor underwriter team and contribute to training performance • Responsible for overseeing a team of quality control Underwriters that perform quality checks and reviews to ensure loans purchased are of high quality and meet the Bank's standards and guidelines • Quality reviews include re-underwriting of loans to validate income, debts, loan to value and other key data elements • Oversee and manage third party vendors that perform underwriting and compliance reviews, to ensure good work quality and timelines are met • Manage pipelines to deliver on established SLA's, and exceed customer expectations • Review and approve exception requests and scenarios, decision will be based on strong compensating factors • Ensure responses are timely • Review and approve customized guidelines submitted by customers • Perform market analysis and comparisons • Present recommendations to senior managers and sales team • Provide process improvement recommendations that will streamline our processes and improve the customer experience
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of related experience in Mortgage Industry, Residential Mortgage Loan underwriting or similar field
- High school diploma required
- Previous leadership experience preferred
- Intermediate knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending, including sales, operations, and/or other residential mortgage products and services
- Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
- Advanced knowledge of FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, VA guidelines
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office products
- Intermediate knowledge of Encompass
- Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Ownership stake in the company
- Medical and dental insurance
- Time off
- Great 401k matching program
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee volunteer program
- Wellness program
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