Licensed Loan Officer: in Salt Lake

• Licensed Loan Officer:
  Better in Salt Lake City

Better Salt Lake City, Utah Start Date
09/19/2026

Full-Time

The Licensed Loan Officer role at NEO Home Loans, powered by Better, is a full-time position in Salt Lake City , Utah. The position originates mortgages through an assigned loan pipeline and guides pre-approved borrowers through home purchases, refinancing, and home-equity decisions. The role serves an originator who already holds an active NMLS license and has at least two years of mortgage-lending experience.

The loan officer helps borrowers save money or use home equity for debt consolidation. The position develops buyer-realtor relationships, keeps realtors informed during transactions, and works toward monthly sales targets. Internal collaboration includes OPS, IT, Product, and Marketing teams.

• Role: Licensed Loan Officer, NEO Home Loans - Utah

Applicants should establish an active NMLS license, at least two years of mortgage-lending experience, and the communication skills needed for borrower and realtor relationships. Application materials can also address experience with loan pipelines, monthly sales targets, and collaboration with technology and operations teams.

The loan officer acts as the mortgage originator for a personal pipeline and works with leads supplied through the NEO Home Loans team. The role tracks each opportunity toward lock and funding conversion, so accurate records and timely communication remain part of the daily work.

Borrower conversations cover home purchases, refinancing, and home-equity use for consolidation. The loan officer explains financing choices in clear terms, identifies the next documentation step, and maintains contact as a file moves through the transaction.

Buyer realtors receive transaction updates from the loan officer throughout the financing process. The relationship work includes developing referral connections and keeping the real estate partner informed when a borrower's file changes.

Monthly sales targets measure the position's production work. The loan officer also works with mortgage professionals across internal functions when a customer opportunity requires operational, product, marketing, or technology input.

NEO Home Loans expects a high-integrity professional with a strong work ethic and the ability to operate in a competitive sales environment. Critical thinking and complex problem solving support decisions involving borrower circumstances, financing choices, and changing transaction details.

Communication and interpersonal skills support conversations with borrowers and realtors. Detail orientation and accuracy matter when a loan officer manages pipeline information, explains financing terms, and coordinates updates across several teams.

Better has funded more than $110 billion in mortgages and has raised more than $1.2 billion. The company describes its mission as rebuilding home finance through an AI-native platform, with Tinman as its proprietary AI platform and Betsy as its voice-based AI mortgage assistant.

The Better role uses a technology-supported lending model while keeping the loan officer responsible for borrower and realtor relationships. Better's role details place the position within NEO Home Loans and identify collaboration with OPS, IT, Product, and Marketing.

Federal licensing rules require at least 20 hours of approved pre-licensing education for a residential mortgage loan originator. The required subjects include federal law, ethics, consumer protection, fair lending, and…