Residential Underwriter - Vancouver, Canada - Peoples Group

Peoples Group

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About us:

Peoples Group is a boutique Financial Institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 30 years.

Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.

Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values; Strength-Based, Relationship Focused, and Passionate Execution. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to _join_. We also believe that people come first and each day we strive to be willing, trustworthy, and creative.

About you:

You are a highly motivated and skilled Residential Underwriter with a strong track record in mortgage underwriting and document fulfillment.

You are a wizard at time management and setting priorities and can pivot in a fast-paced environment.

You thrive in a strong teamwork environment, are resilient to change and comfortable working and communicating with many levels of the organization.

About you / qualifications:

At least 2 years of experience in a Mortgage Underwriter capacity and or comparable experience in a similar role
Exceptional at time management and priority setting
Understanding of the mortgage industry and lifecycle
Strong relationship and customer service management
Postsecondary degree or diploma in a related field
Understanding of credit and underwriting practices, and lending products
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment, under tight deadlines and maintain composure under pressure
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience communicating effectively with brokers, team members and clients to ensure an efficient transaction and highquality service
Comfortable with working and communicating with many levels of the organization
Adaptable, flexible and responsive to change
Strong computer skills, including MS Products and Lending Operating systems

About the day-to-day:

Liaise with the default insurers and appraisal service providers to ensure collateral security is acceptable and meets the guidelines of People Group
Build rapport with internal and external stakeholders and maintain working relationships with assigned external client groups (Mortgage Brokers/Business Development Managers)
Resolve any escalated credit issues, reply to internal and external client queries, and communicate credit decisions and recognizes when issues require escalations
Recommend changes to credit policy based on tendencies identified in the underwriting of loan files.

NOTE:
Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.