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Mortgage Underwriter
Mortgage Underwriter
Job Summary
A mortgage underwriter is responsible for deciding to approve or deny a mortgage loan. Mortgage underwriting is the process a lender uses to determine if the risk of offering a mortgage loan to a particular borrower under certain parameters is acceptable. Most of the risks and terms that underwriters consider fall under the 3 C's of underwriting: credit, capacity, and collateral.
See Full Job DescriptionPersonality types of a Mortgage Underwriter
Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and
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high D - Problem Solver
Likes to make decisions
low I - Supporter
Likes to work on their own
high S - Stabilizer
Likes consistency
high C - Rule Follower
Likes to follow procedures
Behavioral Qualities for a Mortgage Underwriter
Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
- Task-oriented. Focused on the big objectives, rather than the humanistic side.
- Stoic. Able to control emotions and passion.
- Structured. Organized and systematic.
- Disciplined. Controlled and orderly.
Motivators for a Mortgage Underwriter
Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
- Political: A drive for authority, to take command. To tend to the political drive, allow them to take leadership.
- Regulatory: A drive to maintain order and the status quo. To tend to the regulatory drive, give procedures to upkeep to make processes efficient.
- Theoretical: A drive to learn and gain new knowledge. To tend to the theoretical drive, let them constantly learn new rules and laws.
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