Loan Originator Assistant - Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation

Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation (“MMTC”) is a private real estate lender headquartered in Denver, Colorado. MMTC specializes in short term residential bridge loans for investors, Multifamily loans, commercial loans, construction loans and rental property loans. MMTC originated over $700 million in loans in 2023 and is on pace to originate $1 billion in 2024 MMTC was acquired by KKR, a leading global investment firm, in 2022.

Job: Loan Originator Assistant

Location: Sacramento, CA

Roles and Responsibilities

• Follow-up and request closing items from borrower
• Review and confirm borrowers insurance agents contact info and provide insurance agent with required hazard insurance coverage required and make sure insurance is in-place before loan closing
• Collect and review all borrower entity documents to understand the structure and input such information correct into the LOS system
• Work with borrower to correct any findings from the processing department in the entity documents that require corrections prior to closing
• Review and clear all approval conditions from the credit committee
• Enter data entry into the loan producer system (LOS) to put the loan into loan processing
• Manage all communication with processing departments and borrower to ensure all loans are funded and closed in accordance with close of escrow dates on contracts
• Meet all funding conditions
• Collect a detailed construction budget from borrower and verify with the Draw department that budget meets its specifications before it is uploaded into the LOS system
• Follow-up and obtain all approved post-closing conditions and any correction items needed or excluded from closing packages
• Communicate directly with borrowers, loan officers (LOs), business partners and outside vendors to successfully present a complete file for closing and funding
• Collect borrowers ACH form completed, signed with a voided check before the closing
• Collect borrowers signed and completed credit authorization and run borrowers credit and upload credit scores into the LOS system
• Once LO has a deal agreed you will need to send borrowers a check list of items needed to close loan as well as collect all those items and upload them if accurate into the LOS system
• Pre-underwrite loans in accordance with Company guidelines including reviewing and reconciling loan applications to meet program requirements and analyzing loan application, credit profile/report(s), debt and assets, financial statements, debt service coverage ratios, leverage ratios, appraisal reports, renovation budgets, borrower experience, title reports, collateral, and supporting documentation 
• Manage an ongoing pipeline of loans through the Company loan buying process
• Report on the status of loans within the pipeline on a regular basis
• Present loans to Help Desk and/or Credit Committee for exceptions and approvals 
• Condition files for missing/supporting documentation according to secondary market and Company guidelines 
• Order and perform the preliminary review of all third-party reports (i.e. appraisal, appraisal reviews, background reports, inspections, and environmental reports) 
• Collect, analyze, and approve all required due diligence 
• Perform property and market assessments to evaluate property conditions and market/submarket dynamics 
• Communicate and document reasons for approval or rejection of loans so borrowers, brokers and loan officers are well-informed of decisions 
• Communicate with counterparties and vendors effectively and professionally
• Mentor and train junior staff 

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or some college preferred
• Prior mortgage experience helpful but not required. Preference for experience with processing or underwriting consumer residential and business purpose loans a plus
• Experience with institutional lending and secondary market loan trading preferred 
• Effective pipeline management skills 
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially in Excel and Word 
• Quick learner with demonstrated understanding of all the nuances required to perform the duties effectively
• Deep knowledge of process across states to effectively and efficiently edit and adjustment document sets on a state-by-state basis
• Effective communication, organization, and critical thinking skills required
• Ability to be flexible and solve problems to manage multiple sets of expectations across all parties involved with deal
• Integrity, attention to detail, and strong customer service skills required

Other

• Must be authorized to work in the US