Closing Manager

Overview

Lennar Mortgage is a Fortune 150 company focused on personal growth, innovation, and diversity. We are seeking a Closing Manager who shares our passion for bringing home ownership to life.

• Assist the Branch Manager with supervision of loan closing associates, ensuring high morale, excellent customer service, and maximum volume and profits.
• Supervise all funding, including any delegated to a funding assistant.
• Anticipate loan‑funding requirements and maintain the proper timeline to manage funding volume and meet funding goals.
• Verify locks, hazard and flood insurance coverage, review outstanding items on title commitments, and ensure that loans do not close until underwriting contingencies have been cleared.
• Follow up on all documentation related to submitting files to Corporate Closed Loans and obtain FHA Mortgage Insurance and VA Loan Guaranty as required.
• Coordinate closings with lenders, escrow and pipeline coordinators, branch managers, and loan officers.
• Interface with processors and borrowers to collect conditions of approval.
• Set up and maintain a system to track closing dates and lock‑ins, coordinating with escrow and pipeline coordinators and loan officers.
• Keep the approved title company roster up to date to meet the needs of the builder business in accordance with Lennar Mortgage compliance.
• Update all changes in closing dates within the TMO system, including all screens that affect closing reports for both Lennar Mortgage and broker loans.
• Monitor fees charged and collected, reconcile lender payments, and maintain a fee log for all fees transmitted.
• Produce reports with actual funding reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Develop a system for the proper disbursement of loan documents and assist with training staff to split loan documents.
• Develop an audit system to manage correctness and accuracy of loan documents and funding to avoid delays and duplication of effort.
• Prepare proper and complete post‑closing packages as required by investors.
• Conduct post‑closing audit to maintain quality control guidelines and collect post‑closing items to meet investor requirements.
• Ensure procedures are in place for shipping files to Lennar Mortgage to meet investor guidelines for shipping, insuring and guaranteeing loans.
• Become familiar with lenders and investors closing requirements, forms and procedures.
• Assist the Processing Supervisor as needed.
• Create an atmosphere of customer service in the funding department to ensure a productive positive environment.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years funding and processing experience, including conventional and government.
• Strong computer background with 3 to 5 years experience in mortgage software and working knowledge of Excel and Word for Windows.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of preliminary title report endorsements and potential problems with the same.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years funding and processing experience, including conventional and government.
• Strong computer background with 3 to 5 years experience in mortgage software and working knowledge of Excel and Word for Windows.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of preliminary title report endorsements and potential problems with the same.

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.