Greer Allgood of Wipro Opus Risk Solutions: Managing Mortgage Underwriters Remotely

For years, mortgage underwriters have been accustomed to working from home a few days a week; consequently, during the pandemic, it was not much of a challenge to transition to a 100% remote working scenario. What has been a challenge is managing these highly-skilled employees and maintaining their morale at the same time. The great news is that it can be done.

Greer Allgood of Wipro Opus Risk Solutions: Managing Mortgage Underwriters Remotely

For years, mortgage underwriters have been accustomed to working from home a few days a week; consequently, during the pandemic, it was not much of a challenge to transition to a 100% remote working scenario. What has been a challenge is managing these highly-skilled employees and maintaining their morale at the same time. The great news is that it can be done.

Greer Allgood of Wipro Opus Risk Solutions: Managing Mortgage Underwriters Remotely

For years, mortgage underwriters have been accustomed to working from home a few days a week; consequently, during the pandemic, it was not much of a challenge to transition to a 100% remote working scenario. What has been a challenge is managing these highly-skilled employees and maintaining their morale at the same time. The great news is that it can be done.

Greer Allgood of Wipro Opus Risk Solutions: Managing Mortgage Underwriters Remotely

For years, mortgage underwriters have been accustomed to working from home a few days a week; consequently, during the pandemic, it was not much of a challenge to transition to a 100% remote working scenario. What has been a challenge is managing these highly-skilled employees and maintaining their morale at the same time. The great news is that it can be done.

Nicole Berg: 10 Skills You Need to Move from Processor to Underwriter

There is more to being an underwriter than learning guidelines. Based on my experience managing people moving from processor to underwriter, there are hard and soft skills you need before you can transition from Processor to Underwriter.

Nicole Berg: 10 Skills You Need to Move from Processor to Underwriter

There is more to being an underwriter than learning guidelines. Based on my experience managing people moving from processor to underwriter, there are hard and soft skills you need before you can transition from Processor to Underwriter.

David Snitkof: 3 Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Bias in Mortgage Underwriting

Lenders can reduce the impact of human bias on credit decisioning by building standardized, repeatable and observable processes facilitated by machines. While there’s still value in human interactions, machines are better at ensuring fairness and auditability. You can’t see inside a human mortgage underwriter’s brain, but a computer’s memory leaves a clear trail, making bias easier to measure and safeguard against.

David Snitkof: 3 Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Bias in Mortgage Underwriting

Lenders can reduce the impact of human bias on credit decisioning by building standardized, repeatable and observable processes facilitated by machines. While there’s still value in human interactions, machines are better at ensuring fairness and auditability. You can’t see inside a human mortgage underwriter’s brain, but a computer’s memory leaves a clear trail, making bias easier to measure and safeguard against.

David Snitkof: 3 Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Bias in Mortgage Underwriting

Lenders can reduce the impact of human bias on credit decisioning by building standardized, repeatable and observable processes facilitated by machines. While there’s still value in human interactions, machines are better at ensuring fairness and auditability. You can’t see inside a human mortgage underwriter’s brain, but a computer’s memory leaves a clear trail, making bias easier to measure and safeguard against.