Multifamily Underwriter - Principal

Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Job Description

As a valued contributor to our team, you will consult with team members and management on managing communications and/or negotiations between Fannie Mae and clients regarding loans and other investments.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE

The Multifamily Underwriting - Principal role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

Review Lender loan underwriting packages and set the loan terms for Multifamily loans prior to their acquisition.

Calibrate with your team on underwriting Multifamily deals and reviewing the issuance of securities to customers.

Gather and assess the strengths, risks, and mitigants of each loan to determine the supportable loan sizing parameters while maintaining credit risk standards and adhering to guidance limitations.

Confer with management on potential risks and costs involved with providing services to a customer.

Review and recommend changes to the review process to determine lending decisions.

Recommend changes to process related to issuance of securities or other financial loans to the customer.

Serve in a team leadership role and use your skills to identify current, emerging, and potential risks within the execution.

Work closely with the regional Senior Director to enhance the credit team’s execution of loan underwriting reviews.

Help identify execution enhancements within the credit team and lead the implementation of changes by engaging with all relevant stakeholders.

Develop a subject matter expertise in multiple credit-related areas and lead special initiatives across the front-end of the business.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experience

8 years of relevant experience

Proficiency in industry and GSE Multifamily Underwriting practices

Expert in identifying the strengths, risks, and mitigants relating to Multifamily loans

Demonstrated relationship and project management skills, with a proven ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Experience with various Multifamily property types

Specialized expert knowledge in at least one area of Multifamily loan underwriting

Demonstrates curiosity and adaptability by learning and responsibly applying new techniques, including artificial intelligence, to reimagine how we work

Desired Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience in Fannie Mae DUS underwriting standards, products, and tolerances.

Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities, strong relationship management skills, and an ability to offer effective solutions to complicated issues

Ability to lead the planning, execution, and related training for complex solutions

Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills for communicating complicated transactions to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners

Adept at delivering clear and concise presentations tailored to diverse stakeholder audiences

Advanced business writing skills

Multifamily Risk - Underwriting - Principal

#LI-NL1 - Hybrid

Qualifications Review Process, Underwriting, Underwriting Risk

Education: Bachelor's Level Degree (Required)

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For most roles, employees are expected to work onsite on a regular basis at their designated office location. In-office work cadence is determined by your manager. Proximity within a reasonable commute to your designated office location is preferred unless the job is noted as open to remote.

The hiring range for this role is set forth below. Final salaries will generally vary within that range based on factors that include but are not limited to, skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and other relevant qualifications. This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program). As part of our comprehensive benefits package, Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. here.

Requisition compensation: 175000 to 239000