About this role:Wells Fargo is seeking an Underwriting Associate in the Unsecured Lending Operations as part of Credit Services. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at Wellsfargojobs.com
In this role, you will:- Be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, approving, and underwriting routine individual consumer requests and products with few deviations and within company and industry guidelines
- Review credit applications, credit bureau information, collateral valuation, tax returns, financial statements, or other supporting documentation to recommend or approve requests within deaccessioning authority levels by way of automated scoring system or traditional underwriting
- Assist with the calculations and preparation of reports for review
- Respond to customer inquiries and credit decisions
- Ensure credit files are current, complete, and compliant with company standards
- Contact customers and partners to gather information to make appropriate decisions, and explain rationale behind credit decisions
- Receive direction from leaders and exercise judgment while developing understanding of the Underwriting procedures
- Provide information to team, managers and customers to related inquiries
- Load balancing / cross-functional training
- Customer interaction (inbound/outbound calls)
- First party fraud prevention
Required Qualifications, US:- 6+ months of underwriting, loan processing, originations, or closing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- 1+ year of customer service experience
- 1+ year of call center experience
- Ability to provide strong customer service and develop customer relationships
- Adaptable to a flexible, production-oriented environment
- Ability to adapt to change
- Ability to work well within a competitive, team-based environment
- High volume underwriting experience
- Credit card underwriting experience
- Ability to clearly explain and document rationale for a credit decision
- Ability to stay abreast of changes within the line of business, bank, industry, and economic environment
- Ability to support and interact with the business unit's sales team
- Basic Microsoft Office skills
Job Expectations:- Obtain delegation of authority within 60 days of start date (50 cases w/98% accuracy rate)
- Training will be 7 am - 4 pm PST for 5 weeks (tentative)
- Schedule: 9 am - 6 pm PST, including every 4th Saturday
- Requires flexibility to work hours which may include weekends, overtime, and work hours beyond 7:00pm
- Business Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 5 am - 6 pm PST and Saturday 6 am - 5 pm PST
- Required location(s) for this position is listed above. Candidate must reside within a reasonable commute to the site location. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
Posting End Date: 9 Nov 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. We Value DiversityAt Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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