Reverse Mortgage Specialist

The Work !

• Daily, incumbents must promptly review received applications, verify the supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and legitimacy, approve, decline, or refer the applications for approval.  
• The incumbents are also responsible to ensure that approved deals close as scheduled and efficiently as possible by following up on outstanding conditions/documents and ensuring compliance with established guidelines. 
• The incumbent will follow up with brokers daily on issued mortgage commitments to ensure that funding volumes are maximized. 
• The incumbent will review documentation for accuracy and legitimacy placing a strong emphasis on anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) requirements, including but not limited to, income and down payment verification. 
• Daily, be the main point of contact and provide underwriting and mortgage fulfillment expertise to mortgage brokers, direct-to-client representatives, and aid co-workers when required to meet the corporation’s service levels.
• The incumbent is responsible for the management of their deal flow to meet prescribed deadlines and SLAs. The incumbent will make diligent use of reports to track and manage the flow of all deals funding for their pipeline. 
• Assess an applicant’s fit with EQB’s Reverse Mortgage criteria, specifically credit worthiness and legal ability to assume a mortgage. Perform activities like, but not limited to title searches, property maintenance affordability calculators, review property appraisal and borrower documentation to meet internal policy and procedure, regulatory and file-specific requirements.    

Let's Talk About You !

• Post-secondary education in business or finance.  
• Minimum of 2 years’ mortgage experience, with preference given to reverse mortgage exposure.  
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to respond in a clear, concise, and professional manner. 
•  Reverse mortgage lending or single family residential mortgage lending experience is an asset/plus!
• Excellent time management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail along with established and meticulous organizational skills. 
• Sound knowledge of AML & ATF practices, and fraud risk in the mortgage industry and the ability to address concerns relating to suspected misrepresentation is required.
• In-dept knowledge of mortgage funding, QA, and underwriting guidelines is an asset. 
• Experience in underwriting mortgages for properties located in different provinces is an asset. 
• Proficient in MS Office (MS Word and Excel). 
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment and to perform well in a high volume, high intensity environment. 
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with brokers. 
• Commitment to developing him/her-self and to keeping abreast of industry changes and trends.  
• Critical thinking for unique transactions requiring “outside-of-the-box” thinking.