SUSAN WHEATON
815-***-**** • ************@***.***
ACCOMPLISHED MORTGAGE UNDERWRITER
Senior Mortgage Underwriter • Team Lead • Mentor
Team Building • Process Improvement • Auditing
WORK EXPERIENCE
Guaranteed Rate, Chicago, IL July 2016 - May 2022
Regional Underwriting Support Manager-Remote
●Analyzed financial reporting and cash flow analysis documentation of loan applications.
●Ensured compliance with qualification guidelines and analyzing calculations for qualifying and administered decisions using Mortgage origination systems.
●Built and maintained professional relationships with Management, Loan Officer, and Processors.
●Approved large, complex files and products in a fast-paced, high-volume environment by evaluating risk layering within company and industry guidelines.
●Trained and supported Underwriters with daily production.
Headway Corp / Genworth Mortgage Insurance, Raleigh, NC June 2014 - June 2016
Contract Underwriter, Remote
●Conducted an in-depth review of mortgage loan submissions to evaluate and decide whether mortgage Insurance coverage is compliant with applicable rules and regulations.
●Calculated debt-to-income ratios from financial statements to determine eligibility for a loan.
●Reviewed loan documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
●Analyzed credit, capacity, cash, and collateral to approve, deny or counteroffer a loan request.
PNC Bank, Chicago, IL August 2009- March 2012
Senior Underwriter,
●Underwrote conventional bond, USDA and FHA loans to agency and investor guidelines.
●Provided support to sales, processing and management.
●Determined the eligibility of salability of loan to investor and mortgage insurance and performed data entry and reconciliation to various AUS and underwriting systems.
●Managed a pipeline of my loans to meet strict Service level agreements.
Prior Experiences between 3/12 and 6/14: Bridgeview Bank Chicago, Senior Mortgage Underwriter/Reviewer; Alonhill, Loan Auditor, Carsons Retail store, Orland Park, Ill
EDUCATION
Terra Tech-Fremont, OH
Applied Business, Graphic Arts
TECHNOLOGIES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Technologies: Encompass, Calyx, Microsoft Word, Teams, outlook and Excel
Professional Development: Underwriting the self-employed borrower in current environment; Appraisal review and analysis for 1-4 family properties; Leadership Classes
Reference upon request.