Lead Mortgage Loan Consultant
Posted 2025-04-08Overview
Compensation: $73,000 - $120,000 based on experience and credentials
Location Type: Hybrid, a flexible work model blending in-office and remote workingPosition Type: Full Time
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Training: Onsite for the first 3 months
The Lead Mortgage Loan Consultant (LMLC) serves as a member advocate in an assigned branch network. Key responsibilities include taking incoming residential mortgage, home equity leads, and applications from lobby, branch, online, or telephone member requests. This individual maintains effective communication with members and other stakeholder parties to ensure timely decisions occur. An ideal candidate takes ownership to provide excellent member service according to Suncoast Credit Union's mission, vision, and DNA statements.
Responsibilities
 Evaluate loan data to ensure loans meet eligibility and underwriting guidelines of Suncoast and investors
 Collect support documentation and provide loan decision for portfolio loans
 Send supporting documentation and decision recommendations to the Underwriter when a request is ineligible to be underwritten by LMLC
 Ensure the accuracy and integrity of submitted data
 Analyze details and gather additional information necessary to ensure timely loan decisions
 Ensure members' understanding by answering questions, explaining preliminary documents and the next steps
 Utilize mortgage approval authority to make timely decisions on applicable mortgage loan requests
 Maintain authorized approval authority for assigned first mortgage products
 Review and analyze all documentation to determine acceptability based on the portfolio or investor underwriting guidelines
 Analyze tax returns to determine accurate income used in calculating debt to income ratio
 Review sales contracts and update origination system as necessary
 Ensure compliant change of circumstance is documented and revised Loan Estimate is produced, along with obtaining member's "Intent to Proceed."
 Determine when a new loan estimate is required on purchase or refinance applications due to change of circumstance
 Explain the content of the consumer mortgages preliminary disclosures, such as the term of the loan, rate, APR, closing costs, payment options, credit union paid closing costs, variable rate plans, and documentation requirements
 Submit accurate applications with required supporting documentation to the underwriter
 Recommend approval or denial decisions to the underwriter
 Notify members of loan decisions by phone, electronic notification, or by mail
 Prepare and mail Regulation B letters advising members of additional information needed
 Complete the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for government monitoring information and record accurate data in origination systems for reporting purposes
 Utilize daily reports from the origination system to maintain the current status of assigned files
 Maintain compliance with internal departmental policy and procedures regarding productivity and response time
 Cross-sell Suncoast Credit Union products and services when applicable
 Maintain knowledge and understanding of current mortgage products, regulatory compliance, and investor guidelines
 Attend educational events to increase professional knowledge
Qualifications
 Bachelor's degree in a business-related field (A comparable combination of work experience and training may be substituted for education requirements)
 3+ years of mortgage lending experience with a financial institution
 Ability to prioritize tasks by effectively managing competing and changing priorities to meet required deadlines
 Accurate, detail-oriented, and organized with task management
 Good knowledge and understanding of regulatory compliance necessary to successfully perform job responsibilities such as TRID, HMDA, ECOA, FNMA, and PMI
 Ability to analyze and resolve complex problems
 Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to interact effectively with members, staff, vendors, and government regulators
 Ability to communicate policies, practices, and procedures
 Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
Skills
 Analytics
 Customer Service
 Leadership
 Networking
 Sales
Safe Act Statement
This position requires the employee to register as a mortgage loan originator with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). The employee will obtain a unique identifier from the registry before engaging in mortgage loan originator activities. The employee must maintain and renew the registration on an annual basis, provide updated registration information with the registry on a timely basis, and provide a unique identifier to consumers as required by applicable SAFE Act regulations and Suncoast Credit Union policies and procedures.
Benefits
 Financial Well-Being: Bonus Program up to 12%, 401K Matching up to 8%, Retirement Planning, Pay Increases based on Competency, Employee Loan Discounts, Flex Spending Accounts
 Wellness: Medical Coverage, Dental and Vision Coverage, Access to 4,000+ Gyms, Mental Health Resources, PTO Wellness Days, Short Term and Long Term Disability Coverage
 Work-Life Balance: 11 Paid Holidays, 3 weeks of Paid Time Off, 4 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Birthday PTO
 Community Involvement: Paid Volunteer Hours
 Growth: Degree Assistance up to $5,000 per year
For more information, including additional benefits, please visit our benefits website at https://careers.suncoastcreditunion.com/benefits
Company Overview
Suncoast Credit Union is consistently chosen as a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace because its employees genuinely #LOVEWORK! Employees flourish in an inclusive culture celebrating growth and prioritizing the community. Chartered in 1934.For more information, please visit our careers site at https://careers.suncoastcreditunion.com/
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
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