Pam Misner has joined Mid America Mortgage Inc. as underwriting manager.
Misner has nearly 30 years of mortgage expertise. Previously, she lead Umpqua Bank’s Home Lending underwriting team, where she helped in streamlining quality control and compliance processes to achieve record loan decisioning turn time while maintaining compliance with industry standards.
Misner also previously served as vice president and regional underwriting manager for HomeStreet Bank, where she built the firm’s Soutthwest Washington underwriting fulfillment team and managed the pipeline movement of nine fulfillment centers to increase productivity.
In addition, Misner helped managed exceptions for conforming agency, jumbo underwriting policy and portfolio lending to ensure appropriate credit risk and balance for HomeStreet Bank.
In her new position with Mid America, Misner will direct the company’s mortgage loan underwriting and collaborate on the expansion of origination and production teams for its West Coast branches.
In a release, Jeff Bode, owner and CEO of Mid America, says Misner’s background in advising and managing loans with challenging circumstances “makes her a vital asset to Mid America Mortgage’s growing teams across the U.S.”
Bode adds that Misner “has already exhibited great ability in increasing productivity, providing faster underwriting turn times and better relations with our production staff and underwriters so I have also tasked her with utilizing our digital mortgage platform Click ’n Close to remove risk and expedite underwriting decisions.”
