Loan Officer Assistant (Lead to Contract)

Guild Mortgage•Addison, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Guild Mortgage Company, closing loans and opening doors since 1960, is a mortgage banking firm dedicated to serving the home owner/buyer. Their goal is to provide affordable home financing for customers, utilizing the best terms available while providing unsurpassed professionalism and service. The Loan Officer Assistant plays an important role in the organization by performing, under direct supervision, a number of activities related to assisting originators build complete loan files for submission. This role specifically performs the Lead to Contract duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent is preferred, along with at least two years of experience in Mortgage lending or related field.
Active MLO licensing required.
Ability to manage multiple priorities; strong detail orientation and highly organized.
Works with a strong sense of urgency and responsiveness.
Passionate about delivering excellence in customer service.
Demonstrated patience and professionalism when interacting with both internal and external customers.
Proficiency with data entry, PDF software programs, Microsoft Word, and Excel required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Basic math skills.
Ethical, with a commitment to company values.

Responsibilities

Acting as a primary point of contact for the customer contact for licensed activity, for the loan officer.
Assist originator in appointment setting with prospective and new applicants.
Provide new lead call backs within 20 minutes and maintain a 35% conversion rate from lead to appointment.
Set and confirm appointments for originator and manage calendar.
Provide administrative support managing various client databases (lead tracker, MyCircle, Zillow, etc.).
Send new clients online pre-qualification link on behalf of originator.
Assist the originator with obtaining an accurate and thorough 1003.
Analyze customer’s credit and financial scenario and determining appropriate loan product(s).
Run credit on loans assigned to an originator.
Run AUS findings and prepare the Initial Fee Worksheet.
Pull and prep web applications and other duties; including updating credit reports and AUS findings.
Request status updates from pre-approved clients and referral sources (weekly TBD calls).
Keep up to date with company approved programs and software systems; implement and execute new systems for team and clients.
Provide marketing support by coordinating, creating, obtaining compliance approval, tracking, and distributing advertising materials as needed.
Manage monthly compliance-approved email marketing to realtors.
Acting as a primary point of contact for the customer, and keeping the customer informed throughout the process, subject to the limitations as set forth in Guild’s SAFE Act and Consumer Privacy/Safeguarding in Information policies.
Pricing loan in accordance with Guild’s policies and communicating fees to operations team.
Quoting rates and making commitments regarding locking to customer.
Maintain referral source relationships through quick response time and excellent custom service.
Prepare and send thank you cards to referral sources and new clients.
Collect supporting documentation from customer, gathering necessary documentation for pre-approval.
Act as a point of contact for the customer and referral source, keeping them informed throughout the process.
Discuss product features with customer.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Per GUILD company policy and in accordance with investor underwriting guidelines, this role is prohibited from submitting documents to underwriting and ordering written (non-third party) employment, income, deposit, mortgage or rental verifications under any circumstances.