Western Alliance Bank · 1 week ago
Underwriting Team Lead
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation that specializes in the mortgage industry. The Underwriting Team Lead will review various loan types and ensure compliance with guidelines while leading a team in managing underwriting processes.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Support Team and Management with special projects, initiatives, escalations, second level reviews, team or product SME and act as a back up supervisor
Identify any document deficiencies, add applicable conditions, and request additional information and/or documentation from Clients as needed. Contact clients to provide updates and clarification on outstanding conditions and deficiencies identified on loans per established process
Assist others in the department in interpreting underwriting guidelines and updating underwriting status and conditions to correspondent clients. Perform independent research of guidelines and overlays while reviewing loans
Manage individual pipeline on a daily basis by completing underwriting reviews, conditions reviews and other underwriting tasks within established turn times
Qualification
Required
5+ years of related experience in Mortgage Industry, Residential Mortgage Loan underwriting or similar field
High school diploma required
Intermediate knowledge of residential mortgage industry in Correspondent or Retail Lending; including sales, operations, and/or other residential mortgage products and services
Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Advanced knowledge of FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, VA and USDA Guidelines
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office products
Intermediate knowledge of Encompass
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
Preferred
Previous leadership experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive salaries
An ownership stake in the company
Medical and dental insurance
Time off
A great 401k matching program
Tuition assistance program
An employee volunteer program
A wellness program
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
CHRO, EVP
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