Sr. Underwriter

• Pay or shift range: $40.86 USD to $50.48 USD
• The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Founded in 2000, Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc. is a privately owned, full-service national lender, offering Wholesale, Correspondent, Renovation and Reverse residential mortgages. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Plaza employs a network of sales associates to serve its clients nationwide.

Plaza is dedicated to building quality, long-term relationships with its mortgage broker and correspondent clients by offering comprehensive programs and exceptional customer experience.

This position is responsible for analyzing and evaluating consumer home loan applications as well as the supporting documentation to assess Borrower’s creditworthiness. Types of consumer loan applications include, but are not limited to Conventional, Jumbo, FHA, VA, and USDA residential first mortgages. Must be able to recommend approval or denial of credit applications, and provide written and verbal decision and documentation to support the lending decision.

This role is full-time; non-exempt and is remote. This position has no supervisory responsibilities, and reports to the Underwriting Team Manager.

• Perform mortgage credit analysis, with or without the assistance of an automated underwriting system to determine Borrower’s willingness and ability to repay the mortgage debt
• Knowledge of FNMA and FMLMC documentation and general guidelines/standards.
• Validate loan application and supporting documentation and verify that the system of record reflects correct information. Update system of record when required
• Review and validate: income, asset, credit, title, value, and fraud reports
• Ensure all required property information is in system
• Look over all loans to substantiate that they meet Plaza’s underwriting guidelines
• Pull credit report as required
• Confirm government required documents are complete and accurate
• Review title information and purchase contract, if applicable
• Run and review quality control tools –i.e. Fraud Guard and early Check
• Run, review, and interpret DU/LP/GUS/Total Score Card , when applicable
• Document system with all dates and information
• Certify system data integrity
• May underwrite one or all of the following loan types:
  Conventional, Jumbo, FHA, 2013k, VA, and USDA based on lending authority levels (underwritten loans must meet all quality standards established by Plaza, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA)
• Maintain production standard goals as established by management
• Ability to act as FHA DE, and/or VA Automatic and SAR Underwriter
• Order and review MI based on loan program. Ensure that system of record matches MI certificate
• Approve/deny loans and update the system accordingly with P.A.C.E comments
• Re-underwrite loans when additional information has been received
• May be asked to second sign loan decisions for lower level authority underwriters
• May occasionally be required to provide training for and mentoring to Junior
• Underwriters and newly hired Senior Underwriters
• Answer and research general underwriting scenario and guideline questions via email and phone
• Complete all required underwriting worksheets and checklists - i.e. Income
• Assist in resolving branch post-closing suspense issues
• Must be able to evaluate and analyze complex income tax returns to establish qualifying income.
• Other duties as assigned

• Recent Underwriting experience in the mortgage industry is a must
• Experience with FHA, VA, or USDA is required
• Thorough grasp of state and federal regulations is required as well as a solid understanding of: HMDA, Regulation Z, Regulation B; the FHLMC, FNMA, FHA rules and processes
• Experience with Loan Origination Systems such as Data Trac
• Knowledge of paperless file environment and image software repository
• Genuine commitment to customer service
• Solid organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proven aptitude to work in both a team and individual environment
• High school diploma or equivalent required;
  College degree preferred
• Experience…