
Loan Processor III
- Bellevue, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The processor is to become the contact for non-licensed activity once the loan is submitted to them.
- Monitor the overall lending process, and identify, resolve, and communicate issues that could impact timely closure of loans.
- Analyze loan-to-value ratio, debt-to-income ratio, credit report, application, income and assets, source(s) of down payment funds and examine supporting documentation to identify potential fraud or misrepresentation.
- Identify potential issues and communicate to consumer and loan officer.
- Order and review all third-party documentation, including credit checks, title reports, appraisals, tax returns, verifications of employment/assets, etc. to identify and address potential issues.
- Stay current with federal, state regulations, policies and industry trends.
- Check ratios and verify accuracy of AUS findings and program applicability.
- Review and verify documentation integrity to ensure it aligns with findings, completeness and compliance, and submit loan file to underwriting for approval.
- Identify qualifying/program issues prior to submission to Underwriting, and re-structure loan as necessary.
- Provide options within guidelines and makes recommendations if borrowers may qualify for suitable programs.
- Update and verify accuracy of data input into system.
- Verify compliance with Company standards, federal and agency regulations, standards, and guidelines, as well as any applicable state-specific and or local regulations, ordinances, etc.
- Obtain and verify clearance of all underwriting conditions and prepare the file for submission to Closing.
- Order generation of loan documents.
- Coach and provide guidance to less experienced Processors as needed.
- Use and modify templates to compose professional correspondence and emails.
- Provide status updates to Loan Officers and/or borrowers.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; college courses/technical training related to Business, Finance/Accounting, Legal, or related field is preferred.
- Total recent work experience includes five or more years’ experience as a Loan Processor, preferably processing conventional and FHA loans along with at least two years of experience processing VA and Bond mortgage loans.
- Ability to build strong relationships with loan officers, production, underwriting, closing and other internal and external partners.
- Expert knowledge of overall mortgage lending internal processes and control, as well as federal, state, and regulatory requirements/guidelines related to consumer mortgage lending for conventional, FHA, VA and Bond mortgage loans.
- Expert knowledge of conventional, FHA, VA and Bond mortgage loans, including various product/program guidelines, necessary conditions for approval, and investor specific guidelines.
- Expert knowledge in new construction documentation and condominium projects.
- Expert knowledge of valid documentation related to processing consumer mortgage applications (e.g., complex tax returns, financial statements and records, verification of income and deposits, etc.).
- Sound judgment, ability to think critically, including the ability to evaluate facts and data to draw conclusions, determine the downstream impact of decisions and associated risks.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment, strong sense of urgency and responsiveness.
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Intermediate math skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong detail orientation and highly organized.
- Prior experience using internal data entry systems, Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF/Document Retention programs.
- Depending on experience, supervision is intermittent to infrequent
- Depending on experience moderate to high level of independent judgment and discretion related to area(s) of specialization
- May provide guidance to less experienced team members to resolve/escalate issues of high complexity
- Exercise sound judgment in executing core job responsibilities
- Average monthly pipeline is 14 loans.
- Travel: 0%