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The Correspondent Lending Purchase Review Manager plays a pivotal role and is responsible for overseeing the closed loan pipeline. This role ensures timely review and completion of closed loans submitted for purchase, acts as a SME, and collaborates with Correspondent Lending Manager and internal stakeholders to drive process improvement and operational efficiency. This position is a working team lead position and will carry a pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform purchase review of closed loan files submitted for purchase according to policies and procedures
• Ensure submitted loans comply with Webster guidelines as well as all applicable laws and compliance policies
• Coach and support a team of purchase reviewers, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Monitor daily workflow to ensure service-level agreements (SLA’s) are met for purchase reviewer and funding timelines
• Monitor originations and fundings to plan and report to management
• Coordinate purchase review assignments
• Perform wire review requests for compliance with policies and procedures for approval and release
• Oversee wire deficiencies or issues
• Oversee bridging issues
• Serve as an escalation point for complex loan scenarios, document deficiencies, or compliance concerns
• Timely escalation of issues to MD Correspondent Lending
• Manage 3rd party vendor HMDA findings
• Manage 3rd party vendor purchase review and loan set up
• Maintain accuracy of internal checklist and procedures
• Identify trends, process gaps and training needs and recommend to Correspondent Manager process improvements to enhance team efficiencies and performance.
• Assist in onboarding and training of new team members
• Generate team performance metrics and reporting management

Skills/experience qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in mortgage, with at least 2 years in correspondent lending or loan review preferred
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience in a high-volume mortgage environment
• Strong knowledge of mortgage regulatory requirements, closing, and investor requirements
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail and a commitment to loan quality and compliance
• Strong technical skills with intermediate knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, PPP.  Experience in Encompass, TPOC and OB preferred
• Strong organization skills.

The estimated salary range for this position is $125,000 USD to $128,000 USD. Actual salary may vary up or down depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position is eligible for incentive compensation.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.