Commercial Real Estate Specialist
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
In addition to carrying a pipeline of loans for closing, responsible for quality assurance review of Commercial Real Estate Specialists’ loan files for all CRES loan centers, tracking and monitoring exceptions. Provided technical and legal guidance to all levels of Wells Fargo personnel. Acted as an escalation point to resolve issues and provide training. Acted as a liaison between lenders and legal department.• Carrying a pipeline included but was not limited to: the review of the credit approval, ordering and reviewing pre-closing due diligence requirements such as title work, appraisal, phase I and phase II reports, etc., drafting of commercial, agricultural and construction loan documents, schedule closing and fund loan. Perform post-closing review of documents, tracking exceptions and working with appropriate party to resolve issues. • Key member of project group in implementing the Commercial Real Estate Specialist (CRES) team in Minneapolis loan center.• Key member of project group creating a standardized quality assurance checklist and new assessment methodology to improve consistency across all CRES loan centers, as well as ongoing project group surrounding checklist changes. As a key member, brought forward center differences to work toward gaining resolution and consensus. • Key member of project group teaming up with Real Estate Resource Center (RERC) construction team implementing a process and procedures for construction loans for all CRES loan centers.• Led project group in drafting full procedures for commercial construction loan process, including the draw monitoring process and loan documentation for all CRES loan centers and bankers. Training all levels of personnel.