Late Stage Collections Specialist

Responsibilities

• Explains detailed mortgage loan information to borrowers including the HUD Waterfall, mortgage loan information and loan workout and modification options to borrowers.
• Evaluates and helps determine the borrower’s ability to pay, and collects appropriate financial information in a courteous and professional manner, striving for first-call resolution and in compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Counsels borrowers on their options through education of alternative solutions.
• Contacts borrowers, utilizing an automated dialing system (Aspect Dialer) for both inbound and outbound calls and conducts manual outbound calls.
• Provides alternatives to borrowers who demonstrate the ability and or inability to pay, by offering loan modifications, short sales, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, and/or possible refinancing.
• Negotiates reasonable payment arrangements with borrowers, assembles and provides the required documents to complete a borrower “Request for Mortgage Assistance” package in compliance with department policies and procedures.
• May function as the single point of contact for a borrower.
• May need to escape borrowers to a licensed Loss Mitigation associate for specific workout details.
• Provides status on payments and payoff inquiries; reviews short sale requests; provides vendor information on Real Estate Owned (REO) properties; verifies payment history and new servicer contact information; processes payments.
• Assists with loan servicing website payments, denied access, password resets.
• Responds to escrow, loss draft and closing document inquiries.
• Provides status on a wide variety of loan servicing functions including loss draft, short sale, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, modification/refinance requests, payment/credit disputes, escrow refunds, vendors for REO properties, repayment plans, and down payments on foreclosure pending mortgages.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Less than one (1) year collections experience in a customer service/call center environment and /or loan servicing experience.
• Experience in the Banking, Mortgage/Loan Servicing industries preferred.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• Knowledge of relevant and industry-specific computer software packages.
• Strong verbal communication skills – ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, audibly, and quickly.
• Basic to Intermediate math skills (i.e., add, subtract, multiply, and divide and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy).
• Ability to understand basic collection issues and to collaborate and explore alternative solutions.
• Ability to apply state, federal and company requirements and make proper decisions.
• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.