Loan Underwriter III

Wintrust Financial Corporation•Rosemont, IL

3d•Remote

About The Position

Wintrust Mortgage, founded in 1981, is a full-service, federally chartered lender dedicated to helping customers achieve homeownership. As part of Wintrust, a financial services company with over $66 billion in assets, we offer a wide range of mortgage products and can lend in all 50 states. We are recognized for our award-winning culture, including being a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune for the past 10 years and an Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail for the past 6 years. We provide competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development within a promote-from-within culture. This specific team fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and offers multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility.

Requirements

5-10 years current underwriting experience with conventional and government loans
High school diploma or equivalent
Attention to detail and accuracy is a must
Ability to manage multiple tasks
Strong organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Advanced Computer Skills

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring real estate loan applications are underwritten in accordance with the latest investor and agency guidelines.
Underwrites loans within acceptable department quality standards.
Underwrites conventional mortgage loans to determine acceptable compliance with relevant agency, investor and internal guidelines.
Reviews all follow-up conditions from initial approval, suspension or decline for acceptability.
Maintains maximum 48 hours turn time on resubmissions.
Ensures all loans underwritten will be eligible for sale to end investor and appropriate government agency.
Responsible for support and utilization of pipeline management.
Clears High Impact Alerts in fraud detection tool and monitors misrepresentation risk for all loans.
Validates all AUS findings submissions to determine all requirements are met.
Obtains second signature from management for all loans exceeding lending authority.
Works directly with Loan Originators, LOA’s and Processors.
Return of all phone calls and emails in a timely fashion.
Ongoing education and training to stay current with market trends, changing guidelines and requirements.
LOS data entry to provide minimum fields needed for proper reporting for data for HMDA, and other reporting.
Other mortgage operations duties as need arises.