Zillow
Remote Mortgage Loan Officer (Chicago, IL)
Chicago-IL-W Adams Street · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of mortgage origination experience.
- Education
- Completion of the 20-hour CORE Pre-Licensing Education; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
About the job
Originates purchase-focused home loans for Zillow-referred customers, guiding borrowers from initial contact through closing in a phone-based or relationship-focused lending model.
What you'll do
- Manage purchase mortgage loans from application through closing, ensuring compliance.
- Convert company-provided purchase opportunities into funded loans and maintain customer or agent relationships.
- Manage pipeline and service metrics using CRM/LOS tools while coordinating with processing, underwriting, and closing teams.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of mortgage origination experience, emphasizing purchase transactions, as an active NMLS Loan Originator with state licenses or under a federal bank license.
- Completion of 20-hour CORE Pre-Licensing Education and passage of the SAFE Mortgage Loan Originator Test – National Component with Uniform State Content.
- Located within 75 miles of the Chicago, IL branch.
- Proficiency with CRM, LOS, and Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel).
Nice to have
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree.
- Proven success originating purchase loans in a high-volume, phone-based sales environment or an agent-centric referral model.
Tools
CRM, loan origination systems (LOS), Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel)
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