More than 135 years ago, we started with core values that never go out of style: listen, learn and help businesses and individuals reach their goals. These core values shape our culture, and we were recently Great Place to Work Certified because of our outstanding workplace culture and employee experience. As well, our financial strength and stability are key reasons Forbes named us one of the Best 100 Banks in America for the tenth consecutive year.
With more than $18 billion in assets and 150 branch locations throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, we understand our role in the economy and take that responsibility seriously. In addition to offering a source of capital to personal banking clients and businesses of all sizes, we place a high importance on employee volunteerism and donate millions of dollars each year to community organizations.
As a Residential Review Appraiser, you'll play an important role in supporting safe and sound lending decisions by managing the residential valuation process and ensuring appraisal quality and compliance. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with appraisers, lenders, reviewers, and internal partners while helping maintain regulatory standards and delivering an exceptional experience for customers and stakeholders.
In this role you'll
- Order and manage residential appraisals and evaluations through approved third-party vendors.
- Monitor new and in-process valuation requests to ensure timely completion and adherence to service level agreements.
- Solicit bids, award appraisal and review assignments, and manage vendor engagement throughout the valuation process.
- Serve as a liaison between appraisers, loan officers, reviewers, and internal stakeholders to maintain communication and meet deadlines.
- Perform residential appraisal and evaluation reviews to assess accuracy, quality, and compliance.
- Help ensure compliance with FDIC, FIRREA, USPAP, and internal lending policies while maintaining independence from
- lending functions.
- Respond to and help resolve internal customer and external vendor inquiries.
- Process invoices and support timely payments to appraisal vendors and reviewers.
- Maintain accountability for the full valuation ordering and review process.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, security requirements, and applicable government regulations.
What we're looking for
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, Law, Computer Science, or a related field (Required). An equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
- You have 2 or more years of real estate appraisal experience (Required).
- You have experience reviewing residential appraisals (Preferred).
- You understand residential appraisal practices and regulatory requirements (Preferred).
- Must be either state certified (preferred) or licensed residential appraiser
What helps you shine
- You have knowledge of appraisal standards and requirements, including FIRREA, USPAP, FNMA, FHLMC, HUD, and related appraisal and evaluation guidelines.
- You bring strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to the review and evaluation process.
- Communicate effectively through both written and verbal channels.
- You are comfortable reviewing, evaluating, and providing constructive feedback on residential appraisal reports.
- Have strong organizational skills and can successfully manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
- You have knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations related to residential appraisals.
- You are committed to accuracy, accountability, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Travel
- Up to 20% travel required
Our Company Values
- Do the right thing
- Mutual respect
- Teamwork
- Accountability
What Our Team Says
"I have the opportunity to learn and grow every day in my current role. I love the work life balance, knowing that we work hard, and strive for high performance but we are celebrated."
Compensation & Benefits
- Targeted starting salary range (based on experience): $70,677 -$93,128
- Annual incentive potential
- Comprehensive employee benefits, including: medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD and life
- Paid vacation time, sick time and 11 company paid holidays
- 401k (with up to 4% match)
- Tuition reimbursement
Review Banner's employee benefits at: Employee Benefits | Banner Bank
Please take time to review Banner Bank's Consent & Privacy notice before applying.
Banner Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, disability or protected veteran status.
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