Regina Murray
Summary of
qualifications Senior Underwriting Team Manager
Underwriting Manager
Senior Mortgage Underwriter
Education
California State University
Jacksonville Theological Seminary - Doctorate
degree earned
Professional 2008 - 2010 Bank of America
experience
Mortgage Loan Review Manager
Pre-Underwrite and review mortgage loan
applications to insure program and product
compliance/quality. Assist Banking Center Mortgage
Loan Consultants in securing necessary
documentation for loan submissions.. Met with
consumers to pre-qualify and complete applications
for conventional and government mortgage requests.
2005 - 2008 Washington Mutual Bank - Atlanta, GA
Sr. Mortgage Underwriter/Underwriting Team Lead
Responsible for insuring the loan quality and
proper operational procedures for a team of Sr.
Mortgage Underwriters. Maintained and trained staff
on the thorough understanding of underwriting
policy and procedures. Reviewed and 2nd signed
mortgage loans to assure compliance and proper loan
decisions. Responsible for underwriting loans that
exceeded the lending authority of staff
Underwriters. Maintained a residential lending
authority of $6 million on Conventional and Second
signing FHA and some VA
2004-2005 Washington Mutual Bank - San Francisco
Sr. Mortgage Underwriter / Underwriting Team Lead
Responsible for retail and wholesale mortgage loan
underwriting. Provided underwriting support for
high risk loan transactions. Evaluated complex
transactions to evaluate risk and approve those
outside of staffs' authority.
Functioned as an Underwriting liaison between
Operations and Sales Departments in communicating
loan guidelines. Achieved required underwriting
productivity goals as well as loan file quality
goals.
2000-2003 Washington Mutual Bank
Sr. Underwriter
Responsible for exception credit analysis for 1-4
unit residential loans. Reviewed and analyzed the
mortgage loan application to ensure accuracy and
compliance with Investor guidelines and lender
policy. Assisted in mentoring newly hired staff
Underwriters and Processors. Maintained an
excellent level of customer service via effective
oral and written communication. Investigated and
performed independent research as needed.
Additional Experience
VA, FHA and DE/LAPP underwriting experience
incorporated into Fleet Finance, Bank of America,
and Washington Mutual Bank
1995-2000 Bank of America - DU underwriting
Sr. Underwriter
1993 - 1995 Fleet Finance
Sr. Underwriting Manager