Mortgage Underwriter
Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a Mortgage Underwriter to join a banking team in Kalamazoo, Michigan on a contract basis with the potential for a long-term opportunity. This position focuses on evaluating residential mortgage applications with a careful, risk-aware approach while ensuring alignment with lending standards, investor expectations, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate brings strong underwriting expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate decisions clearly in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:• Assess residential mortgage files by examining borrower credit profiles, income sources, assets, debts, and supporting documentation to determine overall eligibility.
• Review property-related documentation, including appraisals, to confirm collateral quality, accuracy, and acceptability for lending decisions.
• Analyze loan scenarios against applicable investor rules, internal lending policies, and regulatory standards to support compliant underwriting outcomes.
• Use sound judgment to identify risk, determine appropriate conditions, and issue approval, suspense, or denial decisions based on file findings.
• Verify that each loan package is complete, accurate, and sufficiently documented before a final underwriting determination is made.
• Communicate decisions, stipulations, and supporting rationale to processing and internal lending partners in a timely and clear manner.
• Recommend compliant solutions or alternative structuring options when exceptions or complex borrower circumstances arise.
• Stay current on residential mortgage underwriting practices, guideline updates, and changing industry regulations that affect loan decisions.
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