NIcholas Mercurio
San Antonio, TX 78254
Cell: 210-***-****
Email: ad1ztw@r.postjobfree.com
Employment Objective Professional: responsible and reliable worker seeking a secure position with a company that values performance.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:
● Over 20 years Mortgage Experience in Sales, Underwriting, and Customer Service.
● Over 20 years Credit Analysis Experience
● Over 10 years management experience
● Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
● Proficient working with Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, FHA, VA, USDA and Private Investors.
● Experience in Compliance, Underwriting, Processing, Originating, and Loss Mitigation as well as proven ability working with deadlines.
● Superior Customer Service skills, and Communication skills, with proven ability to Multi-task and Follow-up skills.
● Fraud investigation and research, filing UAR's and SAR's following up on red flags.
● Ability to work with other peers, and leaders on complex issues to help improve workflow process.
● Proven ability meeting timelines, and lead issues to Resolutions.
● Delegation of Authority -Level C
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
● MSP (Fidelity, AFLN, HOST, ACLS, & CPI)
● Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook)
● LIV, HSSN, WPII, VALERI, GEM, NACA
● Clara
● Various investor software
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Lending Manager, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, S.A., TX (2014-present)
● 10 years Credit Risk Underwriting experience.
● Proficient with policy for Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, FHA, VA, USDA and Bank & Private Investors.
● Excellent Verbal, written and interpersonal Communication skills.
● Strong Knowledge of Mortgage Default process including Foreclosure and Bankruptcy.
● Proven ability to Manage, Coach and Develop team members, as well as remotely.
● Manage relationships and provide support for business partners.
● Effective Organizational, Multi-tasking, and Prioritize Work and meet deadlines in a fast moving environment.
● Strong Customer Service, and analytical skills.
● Collaborate and communicate with all levels of leadership.
● Ability to Drive and Lead Organizational change in dynamic department
● Lead NACA and HPW and other third party events.
Underwriter, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, S.A., TX (2009-2013)
● Strong Customer Service, and analytical skills.
● Fraud investigation filing
SAR and UAR
● Assist in Subprime Mortgage Crisis from 2009-2013 with borrowers face-to-face In areas of the US that were hit the hardest to provide retention options to avoid foreclosure.
● Assist in Hurricane Relief with borrowers face-to-face at mobile locations near Disaster areas to provide mortgage payment options and alternatives
● Experienced in processing/underwriting the following types of mortgage loans:
- Freddie Mac C delegated
- Fannie Mae C delegated
- Bank & Private
- Mortgage Backed Secured
- FHA/VA insured loans C delegated
- Active Bankruptcy files all investors
Manager, US Mortgage, Woburn, MA (June 2006-December 2008)
● Managed monthly budgets, payroll and paid vendors.
● One of three partners involved in the start-up of an independent net branch of US Mortgage, with Pipeline Management Skills.
● Hired, trained, and supervised staff of up to 20 in sales, processing, compliance, lending, underwriting, product development, and presentation.
● Developed and executed business strategies to achieve company sales objectives.
● Experience building and maintaining relationships with customers, clients and colleagues..
● Customer service focus-understanding customer needs.
● Utilized various assessment tools, and forecasting models to review and directly manage the goals and quotas of team of employees.
Sales Manager, Northeast Lending LLC, Burlington, MA (January 2004-May 2006)
● Worked as a team leader to maximize the sales goals for office.
● Effective organizational, multi-tasking and prioritizing skills.
● Hired, trained, and managed a staff of approximately 50-60 employees.
● Worked in a high paced sales oriented environment.
● Implemented a Customer Loyalty Program that helped increase referral business by 30%-40%.
● Experience in business to business sales.
● Experience in handling and resolving complex customer issues. Loan Officer, Centex Home Equity, Burlington, MA (September 1998-December 2003)
● Responsible for the daily sales of all mortgage products to customers via telephone and in person.
● Commercial and Residential Sales Experience
● Business to Business experience.
● Strong Sales ability.
● Excellent Customer relationship skills.
● Assisted and Mentored co-workers with managing their pipelines, and building a referral base.
● Worked effectively in a team environment.