Underwriter, Small Business Banking

About Us

Live Oak Bank is a digital bank that serves small business owners across the country.  Our groundbreaking spin on service and technology has fueled our mission to be America’s Small Business Bank. Our products help customers buy, build, and expand their business, and our high-yield savings and CD products help them grow their hard-earned money.  At Live Oak, we never lose sight of the well-being of our people. We believe our employees are the heart of our company. Our commitment to our customers and culture is intertwined, and we seek those who embody and embrace what it takes to empower the American dream.

How This Role Impacts Live Oak and its People

The Underwriter, SBB analyzes deals to determine if they are prudent loans for the Bank and the borrower. The Underwriter role impacts the Bank by fulfilling a critical part of the loan process to move deals from proposal to credit approval.

What You’ll Do at Live Oak

In accordance with established lending policies and procedures, and under the guidance of the Underwriting Team Manager develops an understanding in examining, evaluating, and closing commercial extensions of credit. May request specified information for loan application. Develops customer relationships through friendly, courteous, and responsive service. Builds on established understanding of commercial lending policies and SBA Program rules and procedures. Promotes Bank’s services to current and potential customers.

How You’ll Do It

• Works with an experienced Loan Officer to complete the underwriting of the application to include the analysis of applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluation to determine if loan requests meet the bank's and SBA’s lending criteria. Evaluates the sources of repayment on loan requests and does a competition analysis.

• Builds on already established understanding of bank policies and procedures as well as SBA standards and SOP's. Reviews the loans for SBA eligibility and verifies same.

• Completes the customer interview. Makes an assessment of the customer and resolves outstanding questions related to the transaction.

• Maintains expertise in use of Bank loan systems. Ensures that all documents required for the credit approval of the loan transaction are uploaded to Bank’s Loan Origination System.

• Responsible for preparing the Credit Memorandum detailing the loan request, completing personal and business financial analysis for credit worthiness, and complying with banking regulatory guidelines, as applicable.

• Submits the loan request to Credit Administration to secure approval for the transaction. Works closely and directly with the credit officer, answers questions about the loan and the customer which allows the credit officer to become comfortable with the request.

• Evaluates third party appraisal(s) on real estate, business valuation(s) and environmental assessment(s). Reviews documentation upon completion for compliance with loan conditions.

• Maintains proficiency in the underwriting responsibilities that support the closing process.

• Continues to maintain a full underwriting pipeline, while receiving more diversity and complexity in the types of loans they are assigned.

• Once the manager has confidence in their proficiency with most loan types, Underwriter starts to receive some assignments without the manager’s prior review of the deal and file.  Learning how to quickly review a file for credit/eligibility red flags and missing documentation is an important milestone in an Underwriter’s development.

Required and Preferred Experience

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required

• Minimum of 18 months of underwriting experience is required

• SBA underwriting experience is strongly preferred

Our Values

• Dedication: Possess a deep commitment to Live Oak Bank’s mission and core values, exemplified through a strong work ethic, adaptability and pride in your work.

• Ownership: Take initiative to deliver positive results by proactively and creatively solving problems, while maintaining a high degree of quality.

• Respect: Treat everyone wi.th courtesy, politeness, and kindness.

• Innovation: Embrace fresh ideas and fearlessly contribute new solutions to emerging or existing problems.

• Teamwork: Foster collaboration, accountability, and trust with others and understand that together, we do more

For a detailed overview of our employee benefits please visit: http://www.liveoakbank.com/careers/

Live Oak Bank is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. We consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status or disability. Equal access to programs, service and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify human resources at HumanResources@liveoak.bank.

EEO is the Law

Commitment to Diversity
Live Oak Bank is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at Live Oak Bank and is an important principle of sound business management.

The base pay range for this position is $70,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year. Compensation may also include annual bonuses and long-term incentives, subject to various metrics and company policy. A candidate’s salary is determined by several factors including travel, relevant work experience or skills and expertise.

Please note that we provide at least the minimum requirement of paid sick leave to our employees who reside in states that require employer-paid sick leave, including but not limited to Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.   

Apply