Longbridge Financial

Finance / FinServ

ReverseMortgageUnderwriter

$95–105k Paramus, New Jersey, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Reverse Mortgage Underwriter at Longbridge Financial. Skills: Reverse Mortgage Underwriting, FHA guidelines, HUD guidelines, RESPA reform, TILA, MDA. Underwriting residential loans ensuring compliance with appropriate company, secondary market Investor standards, and all applicable laws.. Examines loan documentation for accuracy and completeness.”

What You'll Achieve.

Ability to make timely, accurate decisions on all FHA transactions; Evaluate risk and ensure quality of each loan decision; Adhere to service level agreements and prioritize workflow; Maintain quality control standards while maintaining production standards by company's definition; Ability to meet and exceed service level agreements

Industry & Context.

Finance / FinServ
Problems you'll solve

Ability to use creative thinking to find solutions to problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Three or more years of current active experience underwriting Reverse Mortgages (Retail and/or Wholesale), Must have a valid active CHUMS Number, credit, risk analysis, and analytical skills, Working knowledge of federal and state regulations and requirements with emphasis on MDA, TILA, HUD and RESPA reform., Understands the loan flow process including file structure, and documentation requirements., verbal and written communication skills, Attention to detail, with organizational and interpersonal skills., Ability to work well with a wide range of people, work under pressure with a focus on deadlines, and adapt to changing situations daily, Ability to use creative thinking to find solutions to problems, Ability to meet and exceed service level agreements, Competent risk-assessment skills, Ability to multi-task, Excellent time-management skills, Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a team environment, Familiar with HUD underwriting guidelines and documentation, mortgage legal documentation, 3rd party risk assessment products and Federal/ State/Local compliance regulations

Nice to Have

HECM for Purchase experience is a plus, Proprietary Reverse Mortgage underwriting experience is a plus

What You'll Do.

Underwriting residential loans ensuring compliance with appropriate company

secondary market Investor standards

and all applicable laws.

Examines loan documentation for accuracy and completeness.

Partners with Loan Originators

Branch Managers and Processors to secure all required documents.

Responsible for underwriting files and establishing conditions to meet FHA and LBF guidelines.

Ability to make timely

accurate decisions on all FHA transactions

Evaluate risk and ensure quality of each loan decision

Communicate requirements and/or decisions clearly

Responsible for reviewing all areas of the mortgage loan file to ensure accuracy

and compliance with internal and regulatory guidelines

including but not limited to Application

Condominium information

Responsible for clear and concise communication to appropriate parties including but not limited to the processing department on items needed to prepare a loan for closing.

Partner with processing to close loans in a timely in efficient manner

Adhere to service level agreements and prioritize workflow

Maintain quality control standards while maintaining production standards by company's definition

Assist in identifying

and/or negotiating alternative loan documentation requirements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partners with Loan Originators, Branch Managers and Processors to secure all required documents.; clear and concise communication to appropriate parties including but not limited to the processing department; Partner with processing to close loans in a timely in efficient manner; Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a team environment

Communication Scope

verbal and written communication skills; Communicate requirements and/or decisions clearly; clear and concise communication

Process & Methodology

prioritize workflow, time-management skills

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