Underwriter, Finance & Banking

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IC Savings is a credit union that focuses on bringing the benefits of co-operative banking to more than 17,000 personal and business members, whether online, by mobile or in branch at its eight locations in the Greater Toronto Area. To learn more, visit

Job Overview

The Underwriter is responsible for the adjudication and underwriting of full range of lending solutions, with emphasis on mortgages within IC Savings’ risk appetite. The role is responsible for ensuring submitted applications are adjudicated within IC Savings’ high standard of quality while maintaining the highest level of service and reputation with our Mortgage Broker partners.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Credit Review, Analysis and Recommendation:

• Evaluate, assess, and recommend complex residential mortgage and loan applications to Management by assessing member’s credit history, collateral and income or ability to pay within IC Savings established guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Apply key underwriting principles to underwriting and risk evaluation of applications in compliance with internal and external regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain minimum funded volumes, as assigned.
• Underwrite and maintain loan and mortgage applications submitted from retail branches and refinancing applications referred by the Retention team.
• Actively promote sales of existing lending products, up-sell and cross-sell IC Savings’ full range of lending solutions with a focus on residential mortgages.
• When required, assist Senior Underwriter with training broker community on new mortgage offerings.
• Successfully contribute to the Residential Lending results, ensuring growth and profitability targets are being met.
• Negotiate, structure, and evaluate received mortgage applications according to internal policies
• Follow AML procedures on all files with an emphasis on “Know Your Member” rules.
• Adhere to compliance and operational risk controls in accordance with company’s policies and procedures.
• Manage portfolio risk by exercising consistent, objective and sound credit decisions, escalating with rationale to support recommendations, where appropriate.
• Maintain minimum funded volumes, as assigned.
• Effectively interact with Solicitors, Mortgage and Funding staff to ensure proper workflow and funding procedures.
• When required, interview loan and mortgage applicants, assist in the proper completion of credit applications, analyze financial information, assess credit, and make recommendations for approvals/declines.
• Actively participate in all IC Savings’ campaigns and promotions and champion the organization’s sales-oriented culture.
• Maintain both a high personal profile and the reputation of IC Savings as the financial institution of choice amongst the Mortgage Broker community.

Other Functions:

• Keep up with the latest industry knowledge, competition, and market trends.
• Work in collaboration with the team to ensure targets are being met.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Skills and Knowledge Requirements

• 5+ years of retail credit adjudicating experience in the banking industry, with at least 2+ years in the alternative mortgage lending space.
• Completion of post-secondary education in combination with relevant mortgage underwriting experience and job-related courses/education.
• Self-starter, self-motivated, creative and entrepreneurial with solid interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work within a team environment.
• Strong English written & oral communication skills; excellent phone etiquette; proficiency in other languages an asset.
• Existing broker relationships preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• High degree of numerical competency.
• Strong focus on customer service excellence,…