Underwriting Associate

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Underwriting Associate for Retail Services.
We believe in the power of working together because great ideas can come from anyone. Through collaboration, any employee can have an impact and make a difference for the entire company. Explore opportunities with us for a career in a supportive environment where you can learn and grow.
In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for reviewing, analyzing, approving, and underwriting routine individual consumer requests and products with few deviations and within company and industry guidelines
• Review credit applications, credit bureau information, collateral valuation, tax returns, financial statements, or other supporting documentation to recommend or approve requests within deaccessioning authority levels by way of automated scoring system or traditional underwriting
• Assist with the calculations and preparation of reports for review
• Respond to customer inquiries and credit decisions
• Ensure credit files are current, complete, and compliant with company standards
• Contact customers and partners to gather information to make appropriate decisions, and explain rationale behind credit decisions
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise judgment while developing understanding of the Underwriting procedures
• Provide information to team, managers and customers to related inquiries

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of underwriting, loan processing, originations, or closing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Candidate must have underwriting and loan processing experience preferably in Retail Services managing personal loans
• Must have very good communications skills

Job Expectations:

• Candidate must be amenable to work on the night shift and rotating weekends off

Posting End Date:
2 Jan 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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