Loan Servicing Specialist I or II Job Salem area,Oregon USA,Finance & Banking

Description

Join a team dedicated to helping members achieve financial success while supporting the strength and stability of the Credit Union. As a Loan Servicing Specialist, you'll perform a variety of loan servicing and operational functions that keep lending processes running smoothly and accurately. This role offers the opportunity to build expertise across lending, compliance, and member service while collaborating with a team that values accuracy, initiative, and continuous improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Follows regulatory and policy requirements, which include those efforts in compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations, identity Theft Red Flags and other compliance-related policies.

2. Provides superior member service to members, fellow staff, and external providers. Ensuring members receive professional service and that member issues are resolved promptly, with follow through to resolution.

3. Makes sound decisions based on loan servicing and manufactured home loan policies and guidelines. A moderate amount of professional discretion and autonomy is expected in making decisions related to loan servicing responsibilities and duties.

4. Assist with the following loan servicing duties and tasks:

Prepare and process loan payoffs and lien releases.
Prepare and process mortgage modifications and home equity subordinations.
Processing loan skips.
Monitoring lending reports and processing maintenance changes.
Complete and process loan adjustments and corrections.
Credit bureau file disputes and corrections.
The Collateral Protection Insurance Program.
Preparing and submitting files to collection agencies.
HMDA tracking and validation. (Loan Servicing Specialist II)
Insurance claims. (Loan Servicing Specialist II)
FHLB (sold mortgage loan) reporting, remitting, and reconciling activities. (Loan Servicing Specialist II)

5. Assist in maintaining the organization’s titles (DMV and Oregon Marine Board). Process title changes, lien releases, and title releases after payoff.

Includes mailing titles upon payoff to appropriate dealer, financial institution, insurance agency, or individual.

6. Assists with all duties associated with the administration of business, mortgage, home equity, indirect manufactured home loan, and FHLB mortgage loan escrow account activity including: (Loan Servicing Specialist II)

Escrow account set up, monitoring, and tracking of all escrow items.
Annual account analysis.
Monthly hazard insurance, flood insurance, property tax, and private mortgage insurance tracking, updating, processing, and disbursal to the appropriate vendor.
Private mortgage insurance activation, monitoring, and releases.

7. Assist with maintaining the organizations indirect manufactured home loan titles, including tracking of outstanding titles, lien releases, and title releases after payoff.

8. Responsible for the administration of the interest rate change activity for mortgage and business loans including:

Daily tracking of interest rate index changes.
Reviewing upcoming monthly rate change reports for accuracy and timing.
Produce and review interest rate and payment change notices.
Research and resolve interest rate change errors or exceptions.

9. Understands and complies with all laws, regulations, policies, programs, and procedures related to loan servicing and maintenance.

10. Supports inter and intra departmental operations and workflow by providing assistance, information, and cooperation.

OTHER

JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Contribute to attaining Credit Union objectives by performing other duties as assigned.

2. Contribute to process improvement by continually assessing assigned tasks and communicating potential solutions.

3. Participate in committee and team projects as assigned by the Loan Servicing Manager.

Requirements KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

REQUIRED:

1. Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and project a professional image when giving and taking information in writing, in person, and over the phone.

2. Strong analytical, time management and organizational skills and the capacity to integrate…