Loan Closer

Fortress Investment Group•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Support the CRE originations team by leading and coordinating the administrative and documentation processes required to close commercial real estate loans accurately and efficiently.

Requirements

Approximately 5+ years of relevant CRE loan closing, loan administration, transaction management, or similar experience.
Paralegal or legal-documentation experience.
Strong familiarity with commercial real estate loan documentation and closing workflows.
Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously and drive timelines across internal and external stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and judgment.
Experience working with outside counsel, third-party vendors, and internal control functions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain FIG’s closing process with counterparties.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the loan closing process from approval through funding.
Ensure loan documents are finalized and consistent with approved business terms.
Ensure accuracy of fees, rates, payoffs, escrows, impounds, and reserve figures; reconcile with the loan documents and title settlement statement.
Manage third-party reports and confirm all material findings are addressed through documentation, structure, or reserves.
Track and collect all borrower closing deliverables, ensuring documents are dated, signed, and in final form.
Confirm all compliance-related closing items are completed.
Maintain complete file documentation, including business approvals, internal back-office signoffs, and external counsel approvals.
Coordinate closely with originations, legal, underwriting, servicing, operations, and external counsel.
Help identify and implement process improvements to make closings more efficient.
Facilitate third-party support where appropriate to improve execution capacity.
Support post-closing file organization and handoff as needed.