Wintrust Mortgage was founded in 1981 to help customers achieve the American dream of homeownership and has since successfully navigated the ever-changing real estate market. As a full-service, federally chartered lender with offices located across the country, we’re dedicated to providing customers with a wide range of mortgage products and have the capability to lend in all 50 states. To complement the basic conventional, FHA, and VA loan programs, we are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the continually evolving market. Wintrust Mortgage is part of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $50 billion in assets.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 8 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)


• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible


• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few


• Family-friendly work hours


• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career


• Promote from within culture

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Why join this team?

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit


• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

What You’ll Do:

As a Closing Support Funder you will be responsible for managing a daily pipeline of loans that need final loan disbursements. Products will be for various refinance transactions and purchases. Work with various title settlement agencies to ensure each file is disbursed in a timely manner.

• Ensures all loans in assigned pipeline must be disbursed by the disbursement date.


• For each loan, reaches out to title company to ask for all funding docs required by funding conditions.


• Reviews all required documents, as compared to document list.


• Ensures all documents are signed and dated appropriately.


• Follows up to capture missing docs from title company, Loan Officer, or other internal department.


• Issues a funding number to title company once all docs received.


• Enters funding number into system and a funds released date.


• Uploads funding documents into Encompass.

Job Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience as a Mortgage Loan Funder.


• Experience with Encompass


• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, possessing excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication (both written and oral), and telephone etiquette skills.


• Work well in a team-oriented environment managing multiple priorities.


• Organized individual with excellent decision making, analytical, problem solving and presentation skills.

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Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.