Afin Bank appoints Lisa Taylor as underwriter
Taylor joins from Pepper Money and brings nearly 25 years of experience in the mortgage and specialist lending sector.
Afin Bank has appointed Lisa Taylor as its newest underwriter, further enhancing its capability to support complex borrower cases.
Taylor joins from Pepper Money and brings nearly 25 years of experience in the mortgage and specialist lending sector, including previous roles at Precise Mortgages and Ocean Finance.
Afin Bank operates a fully manual underwriting model, supporting borrowers who may not fit mainstream criteria, including high-net-worth individuals, self-employed applicants, those with non-standard income streams and foreign nationals working in the UK on valid visas.
Lisa Taylor, underwriter at Afin Bank, said: “More and more lenders are taking the automated route and that takes a lot of work away from skilled underwriters.
“With Afin, cases can be more complicated, so that gets your brain working, but it also gives you a sense of achievement when you can help a borrower.
“I also like the fact that Afin Bank is still fairly new, because that gives me the opportunity to bring my experience and contribute to building a lender that is really needed in the mortgage market right now.”
Swaraj Dada, head of credit at Afin Bank, added: “Lisa has a wealth of experience handling complex cases and specialist lending, making her a strong addition to our underwriting team.
“We serve a broad and diverse customer base, from mainstream UK residents through to diaspora borrowers, supporting their needs whether they are first-time buyers, professionals, the self-employed or high-net-worth clients with more complex needs.
“That means we need an underwriting team that can provide the right level of expertise and support, whatever a borrower’s circumstances.”
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