Mortgage Banker

Renasant Bank•Savannah, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mortgage Banker will be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with Renasant Bank Branch Managers, Realtors, and Builders throughout a designated service area for the purpose of generating production of all one to four family residential products (conforming, conventional, FHA, and VA, as well as other products as they become available). This individual will serve as the facilitator of the mortgage loan process and also must maintain productive relationship with mortgage operations staff.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required
Ability to originate 1-4 family residential mortgage products
Thorough knowledge of FHLMC/FNMA, FHA, VA, and other general mortgage banking lending procedures and requirements
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing and to deal cordially with the public
Ability to organize time effectively
Ability to learn and comprehend regulatory directives and procedures in a short period of time
Ability to represent Renasant Bank in a professional manner projecting the image of "Customer Focused Banking"
Ability to work independently and make decisions following state and federal regulatory guidelines
Must have a reliable means of transportation to facilitate responsibilities

Responsibilities

Originate all types of 1-4 family residential loans
Maintain written goals that are created in conjunction with the Mortgage Banking Department
Coordinate loan production throughout assigned service area
Maintain prescribed system status report of all loan cases in process
Report monthly on the calls made to banks, realtors, and builders
Communicate with the Mortgage Banking department in order to clarify program changes or updates to branch personnel throughout assigned service area
Counsel and communicate with the prospective borrower for the purpose of determining what loan products would be applicable
Schedule appointments to take applications at a location (home, branch office, or work location) convenient to the customer, and work with the customer in the completion of an accurate application and acquisition of supporting documentation
Gather additional information required for the closing of the mortgage which is requested by the Mortgage Banking Department in a timely manner and maintain a status report of all loans in process
Assist customer with closing contingencies
Prepare Good Faith Estimate and Truth-In-Lending within 72 hours from date of application on all applications taken
Provide the Realtor (if applicable) with a weekly written review on the progress of the loan
Educate and update branch personnel throughout immediate service area on identification of conforming loan requirements and how to answer customer inquiries
Establish rapport with the local real estate community and update regularly on programs available by calling on realtors, builders, and attorneys that have an existing relationship with Renasant Bank for the solicitation of the origination of mortgage loans and to determine product needs and coordinate these needs with supervisor
Survey local market areas regularly
Establish priority accounts (realtors, builders, title companies, etc.) and visit respective offices at least once a week
Conduct seminars for local realtors and new associates on different aspects of lending; i.e., conventional, FHA/VA, ARM's, CRA)
Become active in local affiliations relative to mortgage loan production; i.e., Board of Realtors, Home Builders Association
Perform all duties in compliance with state and federal regulations and internal policies and procedures as is applicable to the responsibilities of the position
Attend production meetings as designated by management
Maintain licenses and certifications, if applicable
Work independently in an outside sales setting which requires reliable transportation
Perform other related duties as assigned