- Position Title
- Underwriter
- Agency
- Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner
- Announcement Number
- 21-HUD-1522-P Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, June 28, 2021 to Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
Assessment 1
Specialized Experience: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriting review of residential property and mortgage appraisals; AND
- DE underwriting of borrowers credit analysis and credit worthiness; AND
- Applying FHA residential property and credit underwriting requirements and procedures to render a credit decision on residential mortgage loan applications.
1.
Which of the following best describes your specialized experience for this position at the grade 12 level as described above:
2.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
Specialized Experience: For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Reviewing residential mortgage loan applications and residential property appraisals (1-4 units); AND
- Completing credit analysis of potential borrowers to make recommendations to approve or reject residential mortgage loan applications; AND
- Applying FHA property and credit underwriting requirements and procedures to make recommendations and decisions on residential mortgage loan applications.
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR
- 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR
- LL.M., if related.
- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience.
3.
Which of the following best describes your specialized experience/education for this position at the grade 11 level as described above:
4.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
5.
Are you Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriter certified?
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Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
7.
Which of the following do you have experience performing?
8.
Select from the list below, the task(s) you have experience performing.
9.
From the list below, select all that you have experience using.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
10.
Do you have experience performing both the desk review of the property appraisal to determine the appropriate HUD estimate of value for proposed construction, existing construction or substantial rehabilitation?
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Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
12.
Do you have experience authorizing the issuance of the conditional commitment for home mortgage insurance and authorizing the endorsement of the loan and the issuance of the mortgage insurance certificate?
13.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
14.
Which of the following best describes your experience monitoring Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriter and Lender Activities?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
15.
Do you have experience issuing constructive and corrective commentary for the maintenance and improvement of the underwriting performance?
16.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
17.
Which of the following group(s) do you have experience providing written evaluations?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
18.
Do you have experience providing guidance and technical assistance to Direct Endorsement (DE) Underwriters?
19.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
20.
Do you have experience providing both telephone and written guidance to Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriters as a result of case evaluation and analysis?
21.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
22.
I have experience writing or editing content used for general business needs.
23.
Please specify where the above experience is documented in your resume. (Indicate place of employment, job title, and length of time performing the duties).
24.
Select the answer that best describes your experience writing or editing.
25.
Which of the following best describes your experience developing and conducting underwriting related training presentations?
26.
Please select the answer that best describes your experience analyzing, identifying issues, defining problems and conducting research of underwriting principles, policies and regulations.
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Which of the following system(s) do you currently use or have experience using in past positions?
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From the list below, select the software application(s) that you have experience using to produce a work product.
29.
Which of the following do you have experience performing? Select all that apply.