Loan Officer Assistant

Guild Mortgage•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Guild Mortgage Company, closing loans and opening doors since 1960. As a mortgage banking firm, we are dedicated to serving the homeowner/buyer. Our goal is to provide affordable home financing for our customers, utilizing the best terms available while providing a level of professionalism and service unsurpassed in the lending industry. Position Summary 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 may perform the Lead to Contract and/or Contract to Close duties.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent, required
Minimum two year's experience in Mortgage lending or related field.
NMLS required
Ability to manage multiple priorities; strong detail orientation and highly organized.
Works with a strong sense of urgency and responsiveness.
Passion for delivering excellence in customer service.
Demonstrated patience and professionalism when interacting with both internal and external customers.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Basic math skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to work in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Wiki, collaborative cloud-based programs, and third-party software applications required.
Commitment to company values.
Customer Service - Proactive attention to each person
Integrity - Do and say what's right
Respect - Treat others with dignity
Collaboration - Listen and work together
Learning - Seek knowledge and strive for improvement
Excellence – Deliver the unexpected

Responsibilities

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.
Monitor key dates related to loan transactions and respond accordingly.
Send loan forms, disclosures agreements, and other supporting documentation to customers for completion and signature; manage the collection of completed documents accordingly.
Manage assigned originator's database; tracking active loan(s) and entering data as needed.
Maintain customer contact to ensure follow-up of loan application and answer basic customer inquiries while providing quality customer service.
Provide support in the collection and preparation of submitting loan application with supporting documentation to processing.
Order out 4506T, SSA, Credit Supplements, AccountCheck and Work Number as needed.
Prepare and submit loan applications to processing, helping to resolve any subsequent file issues and escalating processor conditions as required assisting processor in clearing any conditions placed on loan(s).
Reviewing CD to ensure fees and cash at closing are consistent with commitment to customer.
Provide any necessary assistance through production and underwriting process.
Provide status updates to referral sources on active loans, subject to Guild’s policies on Consumer Privacy and Safeguarding of Information.
Answer customer inquiries related to active loan, and/or loan application status.
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.