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The role:
SoFi is hiring experienced Home Equity Mortgage Underwriters to support a growing lending portfolio. This is a true full-file underwriting role with end-to-end ownership of credit, income, and collateral decisions. Underwriters partner closely with processors to move loans efficiently from review through clear-to-close, while maintaining strong quality, compliance, and risk discipline.
This role is best suited for underwriters who are comfortable making defensible credit decisions, working in semi-manual environments, and owning the entire file — not just one segment of the process.
What you’ll do:
- Underwrite and decision home equity and mortgage loan files in accordance with SoFi, investor, and GSE guidelines.
- Perform full credit risk analysis, including borrower creditworthiness, income stability, and collateral evaluation.
- Review and analyze loan documentation including credit reports, income documentation, tax returns, appraisals, and title reports.
- Utilize DU and LP to support underwriting decisions and document rationale.
- Independently evaluate and clear underwriting conditions to maintain pipeline momentum.
- Analyze self-employed borrower income (Schedule C, K-1s, partnerships, and corporate returns).
- Identify potential risk or fraud indicators and escalate appropriately.
- Collaborate primarily with loan processors to resolve documentation gaps and drive loans to closing.
- Maintain high quality, accuracy, and compliance while meeting established production expectations.
What you’ll need:
- Minimum 2 years of recent conventional loan underwriting experience with decision-making authority.
- Hands-on experience with DU and LP.
- Demonstrated full-file underwriting experience, including appraisal and title review.
- Strong background analyzing self-employment income and complex borrower scenarios.
- Solid understanding of credit policy, underwriting guidelines, and collateral evaluation.
- Ability to render clear, well-documented, and defensible credit decisions.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly in partnership with processors.
- Comfort working in a compliance-driven, production-oriented environment.
Nice to have:
- Prior home equity underwriting experience.
- Manual or semi-manual underwriting background.
- Experience transitioning from task-based roles into true full-file ownership.
- Active CHUMS, SAR, or VA credit authority.
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SoFi Seattle, Washington, USA Office
The office is located in Pike Tower, just five blocks from Pike Place Market, and houses some of our Engineering, Design, and Product teams - including engineers, product managers, and other technical functions.
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