FHA Underwriter

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum.

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.4 billion. As of March 31, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 185 offices with more than 9,600 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit  or follow @newmark.

Newmark is one of the nation’s leading providers of multifamily capital solutions. The firm boasts a 31+ year history and a servicing portfolio of over $50 billion representing more than 3,000 loans. This extensive and diverse national platform allows us to deliver superior execution in every market in the country.

As part of its multifamily expertise, Newmark offers the full complement of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS and Life Company products. Focusing on a three-pronged strategy of exceptional people, unique multifamily capital solutions and superior technology, our team across the nation provides our customers with a competitive advantage through speed, creativity, ease of interface and certainty of execution.

The FHA Underwriter will be responsible for underwriting and reviewing potential FHA/HUD loans to ensure that loan requests meet program specifications and financial feasibility based on review and analysis of Third-Party Reports, financials, mortgage analysis, and other credit documents. The FHA Underwriter will also be responsible for managing day-to-day activities of assigned Underwriting Team;
Loan Coordinator(s) and Analyst(s) and providing guidance, support and direction throughout the underwriting process.

• Analyze credit documents; mortgage applications, credit history and income documents, title documents, appraisals, environmental reports, capital needs report, cost and A/E reports and all applicable compliance documents.
• Evaluate debt ratio, loan-to-value ratios, credit score, property valuation and various other factors throughout the underwriting process.
• Identify portfolio risks resulting from Borrower’s underlying business practices, underwriting and/or fraud exposure.
• Identify risks early and throughout underwriting process, communicate concerns to Originator and escalated issues to Chief Underwriter in a timely manner.
• Determine and document loan conditions and communicate requirements and rationale of decisions to Borrower.
• Prepare and present at internal Loan Committee highlighting risks and mitigants prior to Pre-Application and Firm Application loan submission(s).
• Generate Loan Summary Narrative, Third Party report reviews, and transmittal letters.
• Complete and Review 92013, 92664, 92273, 92274, 92264a, and other various HUD forms.
• Present Underwriting conclusions to HUD at required Concept Meetings and other related transactional meetings, as necessary.
• Conduct Lender’s physical inspection site visits as part of underwriting due diligence and accompany Third Party Consultant and / or HUD personnel, as necessary.
• Participate in FHA pipeline management meetings to communicate project status updates; request additional resources as needed.
• Manage and support members of Underwriting Team including work pace, quality of work and timeliness. Regularly attend FHA Department meetings to support/ supervise members of the assigned Underwriter Team.
• Take an active role in identifying potential challenges within the underwriting process/department and make recommendations for improvements.

• Work in coordination with Newmark Closing Officer to address Firm Commitment Special Conditions and ensure required documents are complete and updated as necessary for an expeditious…