Leslie King Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

• Works closely with FHA Platform Head to develop and implement strategies for the growth of the FHA business and platform
• Assists the Conventional Production Staff with the origination of FHA transactions
• Collaborates with the FHA Chief and Deputy Chief Underwriters to ensure efficient processes are in place
• Trains, mentors, and manages an analyst team that performs preliminary loan sizings for all potential FHA transactions
• Works closely with the Seniors Housing and Healthcare platform to analyze and structure bridge to HUD transactions
• Assists the marketing department with the creation of FHA term sheets, pitch decks, and digital marketing tools to promote FHA products

• Provides industry expertise and advice for lenders developing HUD-insured lending platforms
• Creates FHA platform tools including financial analysis models for origination, underwriting and processing tools, and policy and procedure manuals
• Designs HUD-compliant Quality Control Plans
• Develops budgets and business plans for FHA lending platforms
• Recommends best practices for FHA lending platforms

• Assisted the Chief Underwriter with developing and implementing initial and ongoing training programs for underwriting personnel
• Coached originators with identifying and evaluating origination opportunities for the FHA platform
• Organized and led an internal summit to facilitate team building between originators and underwriters and to provide cross-training for the FHA platform
• Assisted Chief Underwriter to ensure compliance with applicable statutory, regulatory, and programmatic underwriting processes, requirements and standards for MAP and LEAN transactions
• Served as the FHA Quality Control Compliance Officer and was responsible for Hunt’s Quality Control Plan and processes
• Received perfect ORCF score card indicating no significant findings for any of the LEAN loans submitted to HUD during her tenure at Hunt

• Provided contract underwriting services to multiple MAP and LEAN HUD lenders
• Updated, enhanced and created HUD LEAN underwriting models for a HUD lender
• Coordinated the underwriting and structing of a bridge loan to acquire two skilled nursing facilities in Long Island for $90 million with a HUD loan exit.
• Provided underwriting consulting services to refinance 11 California skilled nursing facilities through HUD’s 232/223(f) program for approximately $200 million.
• Provided underwriting consulting services for a 221(d)(4) substantial rehabilitation LIHTC transaction in North Carolina for approximately $10 million.

Warrenton, Virginia

• Dedicated Deputy Chief Underwriter for HUD's MAP and LEAN programs
• Successfully closed loans under various HUD programs including refinances for multifamily, affordable, and healthcare properties, including 241(a), and the newly created LEAN modification program
• Successfully designed and led a company initiative to develop and support a platform of originators for the purpose of increasing the HUD-insured healthcare pipeline
• Prepared and submitted a mid-size Corporate Credit Review package to HUD HQ which was approved
• Contributed significantly to the development and implementation of best practices and ensured on-going compliance with MAP and LEAN Quality Control Plan
• Served as a mentor to analysts, underwriters and originators, especially with respect to specific program information; conducted LEAN training to origination staff on several occasions

Fairfax, Virginia

• Processed and closed Conventional, FHA, and VA residential mortgage loans for both existing and construction properties nationwide
• Processing duties included gathering and analyzing applicable income, asset and credit documents from appropriate sources, reviewing credit reports, calculating borrowers' income and determining their assets
• Calculated debt-to-income ratios, FHA max-mortgage amounts, loan-to-value ratios and submitted government loans to the underwriting department for final loan decision
• Ordered appraisals and analyzed them for any potential problems or discrepancies prior to final underwriting submission
• Responsible for monitoring pipeline's compliance with FNMA, VA, FHA and other investor requirements
• Calculated closing costs, prepared closing packages and resolved any issues in order to facilitate smooth loan closings