Mortgage Strategy Associate

Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

The Strategist will be a member of the Mortgage Strategies Group in Chicago. The primary responsibility of the Strategist is to perform reviews of mortgage-backed securities and portfolios that have a large concentration of mortgage securities. Maintain and enhance FHN’s database of spreads, prepayment characteristics, and market conditions relevant to the valuation of mortgage bonds. Field requests from sales representatives and customers for bond and portfolio analysis. The Strategist will utilize both internal and external vendor resources such as Bloomberg, YieldBook, and CPRCDR. Assist in the development of analysis for the monthly publication of Mortgage Strategies. The strategist will also spend time assisting other strategy groups at FHN Financial, and the trading desk, concerning broad trends in the MBS market, including prepayments. Requirements: Education: Bachelors degree in finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, or comparable area that demonstrates ability to analyze fixed income securities and portfolio composition. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required. Experience: Exposure to statistical software packages, programming languages, investments, fixed income securities or economic analysis a plus. Good communication capability with solid writing skills. Self-directed worker with minimal need for daily instruction on key tasks. A team-oriented individual who has the ability to both mentor others and perform assigned tasks with proficiency. Flexibility to adapt to changing tasks as market conditions alter priorities and work flow. Ability to perform complex analysis in a trading floor environment and/or discipline to work remotely as circumstances warrant. About Us First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN), with $82.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024, is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nations best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com. Benefit Highlights • Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision • HSA with company match • Maternity and parental leave • Tuition reimbursement • Mentor program • 401(k) with 6% match • More FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits Corporate Diversity Commitment: We remain committed to creating a more equitable society, and that starts with our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. We do this by elevating equity, providing capital and counsel, and committing to excellence in everything we do. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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