Wells Fargo

Senior Secured Lending Underwriter

Wells Fargo$100K — $196K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of secured lending underwriting experience or equivalent through work, training, military, or education.
  • Understanding of commercial credit analysis and collateral evaluation.
  • Experience with complex lending transactions for middle market or corporate clients.
  • Knowledge of inventory lending structures and UCC requirements.
  • Proven risk assessment abilities, developing credit recommendations for approval.
  • Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in underwriting and loan closing transactions.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities in Secured Lending Underwriting.
  • Review and analyze basic business challenges requiring research and evaluation.
  • Exercise independent judgment for medium risk deliverables.
  • Present complex situation recommendations while developing expertise in underwriting policies and compliance.
  • Collaborate with underwriting colleagues and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance and critical illness insurance
  • Parental and critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings programs
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Full Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Secured Lending Underwriter to join and support our Inventory Finance team. In this role, the individual will be responsible for underwriting and managing floor plan financing transactions, conducting detailed credit analysis, assessing collateral quality, and evaluating overall borrower risk. The underwriter will work closely with relationship managers, credit partners, and clients to structure sound lending solutions while ensuring adherence to the bank's risk management and regulatory standards.

In this role, you will:

  • Participate in underwriting and loan closing of transactions
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements within scope of responsibilities for Secured Lending Underwriting functional area
  • Review and analyze basic business challenges within Secured Lending Underwriting functional area that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives
  • Exercise independent judgement to guide medium risk deliverables
  • Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgement while developing expertise in Secured Lending Underwriting functional area, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
  • Collaborate and consult with Secured Lending Underwriting colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders, including internal and external customers


Required Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of secured lending underwriting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education


Desired Qualifications:

  • Commercial credit underwriting experience with a focus on secured lending, asset-based lending, inventory finance, floor plan financing, or specialty finance products.
  • Strong understanding of commercial credit analysis, including financial statement analysis, cash flow assessment, collateral evaluation, and risk identification.
  • Experience underwriting and structuring complex lending transactions for middle market, commercial, or corporate clients.
  • Knowledge of inventory-based lending structures, collateral monitoring practices, borrowing base concepts, and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) requirements.
  • Proven ability to assess industry, market, and borrower risk; develop credit recommendations; and present findings to credit approval authorities.
  • Excellent relationship management, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across business development, risk, legal, and operations teams.
  • Proficiency in analyzing financial trends, identifying emerging risks, and making sound credit decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Experience with wholesale distribution, automotive, agriculture, construction equipment, powersports, recreational vehicle, or other dealer finance portfolios preferred.


Job Expectations:

  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

  • This position offers a hybrid work schedule

  • Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening.

  • Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Salary is just one component of Wells Fargo's total rewards package. Depending on the role, a Wells Fargo's employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

$100,000.00 - $196,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

30 Jul 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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