Escrow Assistant
Anywhere•Burley, ID
•Onsite
About The Position
Assist Escrow Officer to prepare and coordinate closing transactions between loan establishments, sellers, borrowers and real estate agents. The Escrow Assistant is a critical player that works with other team members to build a support line that ensures customer service and satisfactions for TitleOne.
Requirements
- Minimum one-year escrow/closing experience.
- Complete knowledge and understanding of real estate contract.
- Excellent telephone and email etiquette
- Excellent customer relations and interpersonal relation skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, detail and deadline oriented, problem solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
- Computer skills including Windows, Microsoft and paperless production software.
- Copier, e-mail and 10 key calculator skills.
- Working knowledge of closing statements/disclosures, lender requirements and commitment for title insurance.
- Working knowledge of HUD-l and commitment for title insurance
Responsibilities
- Provides support to the Escrow Officer by performing such duties as file set-up, scheduling, coordinating with other departments, file monitoring, customer contact and back-up in the absence of the Escrow Officer.
- Editing checks, balancing files, printing checks, shipping and uploading loan packages, sending and posting wires and depositing checks.
- Conducts closing transactions as a neutral third party, compiles loan documents, title research and Real Estate Agent instructions.
- Answer questions of buyers and sellers relating to details of transaction and obtains signatures of principal parties on necessary documents.
- Develops and executes a system for clerical duties and file coordination that adhere to company’s policies and procedures and appeal to the Team.
- Assist Escrow Officer and Title Officers to clear title on some transactions.
- Responsible for all processes required for depositing and tracking earnest money checks.
- Disbursing and funding transactions
- Comply with TitleOne Corporation escrow trust accounting standards as outlined in the process and procedure manual.
- Handle pre and post closing curative matters for Escrow Officer.
- Ensures all earnest money checks are deposited into file in timely manner
- Provides earnest money receipts to customers according to service level expectations
- File is disbursed following our trust accounting standards
- Coordinate with deliveries to make sure all delivers, exchanges, and deposits are handled in a timely manner
- Final documentation is uploaded in the file and sent to all appropriate parties
- Check files for payoffs/assumptions from mortgage companies.
- Verify commission request with real estate agents.
- Assist Escrow Officer with updates to lenders and real estate agents.
- Review real estate contract, lender instructions and closing requirements and/or special instructions
- Heavy telephone and email contact with Realtor, Lenders, Buyer and Sellers. Answer inquires regarding status of files, explain curative problems and procedures with all parties involved in transaction
- Back up front desk person on telephone.
- Assist Escrow Officer in obtaining funding numbers for closings
- Upload documents and related correspondence in ResWare
- Prepare curative documents as needed.
- Backup Centralized Funder and Shipper
- Review title commitment for accuracy and clear title
- Review trial balance and outstanding check reports
- Assist with recording fixes
Benefits
- opportunities for growth and advancement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
