Less than two weeks after disclosing plans to hire hundreds of mortgage production employees, Wells Fargo & Co. is at it again.
Earlier this month, the San Francisco-based company said that it was recruiting 900 employees to fill production positions in Tempe, Ariz.
The hirings were the result of sustained strong originations, a spokeswoman said at the time.
Now the nation’s biggest mortgage lender is targeting North Texas for another round of hirings.
Around 450 underwriting jobs are open,
Most of the new employees will work at a new site in the Dallas suburb of Irving, which is opening next month. In addition, an existing facility in Bedford will house some of the recruits.
Wells Fargo is holding a job fair next Wednesday in Downtown Dallas for job prospects to meet with recruiters.
A spokeswoman for Well Fargo, Erin Downs, indicated in a telephone interview that the Texas recruiting is also being driven by continued strong refinance and purchase production through the retail channel.
“We’ll be working to fill them … as soon as possible,” Downs said.
