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Posted: January 13, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Supervisor Mortgage Review Board Officer

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Location

Salary

$169,279 - $197,200

per year

Closes

January 20, 2026

GS-15 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves supervising a team that reviews and analyzes mortgage lender issues related to FHA-insured home loans, deciding on actions like warnings or penalties to ensure compliance with federal rules.

It requires leading investigations, providing expert advice to staff, and sometimes testifying in hearings.

A good fit would be someone with deep experience in housing finance regulation and strong analytical skills from a supervisory role in government or finance.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-14 level or equivalent, focusing on FHA mortgage products, rules, and lender operations
  • Expertise in reviewing and applying statutes, regulations for origination, underwriting, and servicing of FHA home, project, and improvement loans
  • Experience in analytical research, developing reports, and writing letters that impact Mortgage Review Board activities
  • Knowledge of oversight and analysis of lender operations, including state/federal requirements for offices, employment, and functions
  • Time-in-grade: 52 weeks at GS-14 level for federal employees
  • Ability to provide guidance to field staff, act as witness in hearings, and advise on lender approvals

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Experience with FHA mortgage products and programs, including all rules and regulations governing FHA mortgagee's and applying the law to the lender's operations; AND -Experience with reviewing and applying the statutes, regulations and requirements governing the origination, underwriting and servicing of FHA insured home mortgage, project mortgage and home improvement loans; AND - Experience performing analytical research or work in developing and writing letters or comprehensive reports which affect changes in Mortgage Review Board activities.; AND - Experience with oversight and analysis of lender operations and administrative functions as they relate to state and federal requirements for lenders offices, employment/employee requirements, and all other functional and operational requirements.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

Time-in-Grade: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-15 you must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks.

Time After Competitive Appointment: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Major Duties:

HUD's Mission The mission of the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people.

The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country.

The Office of Housing provides vital public services through its nationally administered programs.

It oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the largest mortgage insurer in the world, and regulates important parts of the housing industry.

The Office of Housing is committed to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities through homeownership, rental housing and healthcare opportunities.

As a Supervisor Mortgage Review Board Officer, you will: Review, track, and analyze referrals, letters and notifications to lenders, investigations, audits, and work papers from the Quality Assurance Division in each Homeownership Center and selects cases appropriate for Board action.

Provide guidance to QAD Directors and other field staff in the preparation of MRB correspondence and the conduct of reviews.

Act as witness in Departmental hearings Serve as an advisor, and consultant, as directed on all matters pertaining to the approval of lenders

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-HUD-12860230