Arvest Bank Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Pay is based on a number of factors including the successful candidate's job-related knowledge and skills, qualifications, and prior experience. Arvest offers a comprehensive suite of benefits, including a full range of health and life, financial, and wellness benefits. For more information about benefits, please visit www.arvest.com/careers/benefits.
Position is located at 4400 West Markham in Little Rock, Arkansas or at 202 S Goad Springs Road in Lowell, Arkansas .
Position is Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm with additional hours as needed.
Job Summary
The Mortgage Processor independently manages complex 1-4 unit mortgage loan applications, ensuring compliance with program and regulatory guidelines. This role involves direct communication with all stakeholders, understanding investor guidelines (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), and demands high independence, efficiency, accuracy, and confidentiality in managing a pipeline of complex files.
Responsibilities
• Analyze loan files to ensure all documentation adheres to program and regulatory guidelines across a diverse range of loan types to ensure compliance with the investor regulatory guidelines.
• Engage directly with borrowers, mortgage loan officers, title companies, insurance agents, realtors, and other relevant parties, fostering strong relationships with borrowers through ongoing communication, support through closing.
• Conduct initial reviews, update loan files with preliminary conditions, and directly communicate these conditions to borrowers. Proactively identify and obtain missing documentation from borrowers before loan submission for underwriting decisions.
• Review new loan files pre and post-underwriting, identify necessary items from existing documents in preparing the documentation to be forwarded for underwriting review and completion.
• Monitor and address all file alerts within the Loan Origination System (LOS) from receipt through closing. Reconcile and correct loan applications in the LOS as documents are received, resolve discrepancies, and rerun AUS for accurate findings.
• Monitor NOI (Notice of Incompleteness) and Regulation B dates to ensure compliance with regulatory deadlines, issuing NOI or closing files for incompleteness as required.
• Analyze and calculate qualifying income by thoroughly reviewing credit, income, asset, and tax documentation for various borrower types and determine the need for additional documents. Review customer and third-party documentation to determine the need for additional documents or clarifications.
• Monitor the assigned pipeline for required Verbal Verifications of Employment (VVOEs) to prevent delays in closing.
• Review files for flood certification and order if missing. Review flood certifications to determine if the subject property is located in a flood zone and print flood maps to identify the location of all structures, if applicable.
• Collaborate with the assigned mortgage loan officer to promptly order appraisals when required. Monitor, follow up on, review, and deliver appraisals in a timely manner, notifying the underwriter and appraisal team of any discrepancies.
• Manage all aspects of assigned pipelines, including verifications, to ensure compliance with service level agreements and timely follow-up and a high degree of independence. Achieve underwriting approval on the first Resubmission at least 90% of the time.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of investor guidelines, all loan programs, and regulatory requirements, and stay current with any updates.
• Independently make appropriate loan decisions that adhere to AllRegs/Selling Guides/Lender Handbooks and Arvest Policies and Procedures, with minimal supervision.
• Review and ensure the presence of case numbers and acceptable CAIVRS in government loan files.
• Run fraud reports, review for potential borrower and/or property fraud, and follow appropriate procedures for suspicious activity.
• Understand and comply with bank policies, laws, regulations, and the bank's BSA/AML Program, as applicable to job duties. This includes, but is not limited to, completing compliance training, adhering to internal procedures and controls, reporting any known violations of compliance policies, laws, or regulations, and reporting any suspicious customer and/or account activity.
• Other duties and special projects may be assigned.
Responsibilities:
Experience
• Required: 2 years of experience reviewing mortgage credit application files
• Required: 2 years of experience processing experience or equivalent
• Required: 1 year of processing government loan files or equivalent
• Required: 1 year of detailed contact with customers, realtors and title companies
• Required: 1 year of analyzing and calculating qualifying income
• Required: Working knowledge of all real estate regulations, including, but not limited to RESPA, TRID, TILA, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Lending, Reg B (ECOA), Reg C (HMDA) and Flood Act, and Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines
• Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service members.
Education
• Required: High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
Working Conditions
• Incumbents must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Must be able to start work on time, maintain regular work attendance, be physically present at the assigned work location, and occasionally work overtime or outside of regular business hours.
• This job typically requires an individual to be able to observe details (including the ability to perceive color and the ability to identify clear near and far objects), to communicate and exchange accurate information. It may occasionally require the individual to physically move, remain in a stationary position, and position themselves to reach for objects.
• Must be able to operate standard office equipment and use office applications for communication, information and document transmission, and content, document, and report creation.
• Ability to travel overnight, unaccompanied, within the United States via automobile and air is required, on occasion.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate.
Grade 13
Pay Range: $22.50 - $28.10 per hour