Manager of Real Estate Lending
Listed on 2026-08-01
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Management
Financial Manager -
Finance & Banking
Financial Manager
Position:
Manager of Real Estate Lending
Pay Range: $ to $ annually
FLSA Classification:
Exempt
Join the Team That Puts Community First!
Foothill Credit Union isn’t just a financial institution—we’re a trusted partner proudly rooted in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley. For decades, we’ve been serving educators, healthcare professionals, municipal employees, families, and more than 250 local businesses with one mission: to improve our members' financial health.
Our commitment to excellence speaks for itself:
- Five-Star Rating from Bauer Financial—placing us among the best in the industry.
- #1 in California for 2025 in the overall return of value to members among peer credit unions ($700MM–$1B), according to Callahan & Associates.
- Recognized by the America's Credit Union with Diamond Awards in 2025 and 2026 for marketing excellence.
But we’re more than numbers—we’re a community advocate. Through partnerships, events, sponsor ships, and fundraising, we give back to the people and organizations that make the San Gabriel Valley thrive. When you join Foothill, you’re not just building a career—you’re making a difference.
Ready to be part of something bigger? Apply today and help us continue to raise the bar for service, innovation, and community impact!
Benefits and Perks:
- 100% covered Medical/Dental/Vision for Team Members
- 401(k) plan with match
- Profit-Sharing Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time-Off
- Loan discounts
- And more!
About the Role: As the Manager of Real Estate Lending, you will lead a high-performing team dedicated to helping members achieve their home ownership goals while driving the growth and success of our residential lending program. This influential leadership role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Real Estate Lending Department, including loan production, processing, underwriting, compliance, and service delivery, ensuring an exceptional member experience and operational excellence.
Leveraging your strategic vision, lending expertise, and leadership skills, you will develop and inspire a talented team, optimize lending operations, make sound credit decisions within delegated authority, and contribute to the Credit Union's mission of improving the financial well-being of our members and communities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required but may not be all-inclusive.
- Responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and controlling the operational activities of the real estate department
- Develop and execute strategies to achieve departmental mortgage production and revenue goals
- Establish individual production goals for each Real Estate Loan Officer and monitor progress through regular coaching and performance discussions
- Analyze loan officer performance metrics, pipeline activity, conversion ratios, pull-through rates, and referral sources to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Identify opportunities to grow mortgage market share within the Credit Union's field of membership
- Lead Processing team, providing coaching, accountability, and performance management
- Assist in developing mortgage products and marketing promotions to increase production and penetration of the products within FFCU’s membership
- Foster collaboration between the sales and processing teams to deliver exceptional experience and efficient loan closings
- Manage the real estate pipeline, locks interest rates, and ensures loan files comply with Freddie Mac guidelines and deadlines are met
- Demonstrate an ongoing awareness of competition strategies, knowledge of their product offerings, and pricing patterns
- Experience with HMDA reporting, data integrity, and regulatory compliance
- Recommend new fees and/or changes to existing fees
- Compile and analyze statistical reports on productivity, products, and services and develop controls to monitor proper compliance with all applicable regulations, including, but not limited to, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Community Development Act of 1974, Section 527 of…
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