Sr Underwriter/Underwriter-Commercial Real Estate Banking
Locations: Los Angeles, California; Newport Beach, California
To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age.
Job Description:
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CREB Senior Underwriter (SUW) is responsible for performing deal analysis, preparation of supporting justification, and processing approvals. The SUW has understanding of key policies and regulations for applicability/impact to a transaction. The SUW is a senior member of the CREB market team, is aligned to LOB regions/markets, working with the CO teams in a specific market and is assigned a portfolio of clients. The SUW is typically an individual contributor who reports to a CREB Senior Credit Product Manager. However, the SUW pairs with a CO based on assigned relationships and they work as a team to jointly underwrite and close new CRE transactions as well as perform material modification to existing facilities. The SUW will also advise the CREB portfolio group with any post closing credit actions as needed. Successful candidates will possess functional expertise and will have demonstrated strong performance with a focus on collaboration, driving operational excellence and the ability to influence leaders, peers and clients. This position can be filled as a CREB Originations Senior Underwriter (SUW) or a CREB Originations Underwriter (UW), depending upon the candidates experience level.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and analyze New/Modification Credit exposures, including analysis of Collateral, Market, Sponsor/Guarantor to support proposal to extend Credit.
- Support Credit Officer on screening memos and term sheets.
- Data capture for new originations.
- Prepare approval documents and manage closing due diligence.
- Activities associated with origination, renewal, modification and extension of existing facilities where terms are being changed (i.e. extensions beyond final maturity, commitment increases, material covenant changes), including risk rating scorecard preparation and profitability modeling.
- Process formal Credit Action through the approval system.
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of Commercial Real Estate Credit Experience for the Underwriter. and 5+ years of Commercial Real Estate Credit Experience for the Sr. Underwriter.
- Must be contented with financial analysis skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written, with clear, concise, and conclusionary statements.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and the ability to master new technologies.
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Prior Money Center Bank or Regional Banking Experience
Skills:
- Credit and Risk Assessment
- Customer and Client Focus
- Financial Analysis
- Underwriting
- Written Communications
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Collateral Management
- Due Diligence
- Oral Communications
- Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
- Legal Structures and Legal Forms
- Loan Structuring
- Prioritization
Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week: 40
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