Commercial Real Estate Senior Underwriter – Capital

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U.S. Bank’s Housing Capital group is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate Senior Underwriter to support a specialized portfolio of large private and regional homebuilders. Housing Capital is a division of Commercial Real Estate that is a leading provider of capital for homebuilders across the United States. This role requires an experienced CRE underwriting professional (Home builder underwriting experience is strongly preferred) who can work autonomously, apply sound credit judgment, and serve as a trusted underwriting resource to business partners.

The Senior Underwriter partners closely with Relationship Managers and internal stakeholders while maintaining disciplined risk management practices.

• Perform comprehensive financial and credit analysis for commercial real estate transactions supporting residential development and home builder clients
• Underwrite new credit requests, modifications, renewals, and extensions
• Prepare and update detailed credit memoranda supporting underwriting recommendations
• Evaluate borrower financial statements, global cash flow, liquidity, leverage, and repayment capacity
• Assess and assign accurate risk ratings in accordance with bank policy

• Conduct quarterly portfolio reviews, including covenant testing and financial analysis
• Review monthly and quarterly borrower reporting such as project sales, development progress, and budget-to-actual performance
• Monitor construction and development activity to ensure projects are progressing on time and within budget
• Perform covenant validation and participate in required portfolio and compliance testing

• Work closely with Relationship Managers, peer Underwriters, and Loan Administration teams
• Provide underwriting support and guidance throughout the deal lifecycle
• Serve as an experienced underwriting resource within the Housing Capital team

• Participate in limited direct interaction with borrowers at the senior underwriter level
• Attend occasional client meetings, bank group meetings, and site inspections in support of Relationship Managers
• Support external-facing activities as appropriate while maintaining primary focus on underwriting responsibilities

• Utilize internal credit, underwriting, and reporting systems to support underwriting activities
• Leverage technology solutions, including Copilot and other automation or AI-enabled tools, to enhance efficiency and analysis
• Adhere to established credit policy, underwriting standards, and documentation requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Five or more years of commercial lending experience

• Demonstrated experience in commercial real estate underwriting
• Advanced knowledge of commercial lending policy, government agency compliance (Reg B, H, O, etc.), all applicable laws and regulations, credit quality standards, company and business line policies and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of credit products
• Ability to independently underwrite and manage complex CRE transactions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership ability to mentor and coordinate the work of others
• Well‑developed written communication and verbal presentation skills
• Direct experience underwriting home builder or residential development lending
• Prior experience supporting acquisition & development loans, construction financing, or borrowing base facilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Teams and…