Mortgage Collateral Specialist

Easy Street Capital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation time

Paid sick leave

Weekly in office lunch

Downtown Austin office

Job summary

Easy Street Capital, a private real estate lender headquartered in Austin, Texas, seeks a Collateral Management Specialist to oversee original loan collateral throughout the lifecycle of residential mortgage loans.

The role ensures documents are properly received, tracked, perfected, and maintained, serving as the primary liaison with title companies, custodians, county offices, and investors to support financing, securitizations, and audits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in mortgage operations, collateral management, document custody, loan servicing, post-closing, or secondary marketing.
• Strong understanding of residential mortgage documentation (Notes, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, Assignments, Allonges, Title Policies).
• Experience coordinating with county recording offices and document custodians.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate receipt of original collateral packages from title companies and partners.
• Review collateral for completeness and accuracy.
• Track collateral packages until fully received.
• Maintain collateral inventory in tracking systems.
• Ensure original collateral is securely stored or shipped to custodians.
• Maintain chain-of-custody records for documents.
• Serve as liaison with third-party custodians (e.g., Computershare).
• Manage lien releases, assignments, lien releases, and foreclosures as needed.
• Support investor, warehouse and audit requests.

Skills

Mortgage operations

Collateral management

Document custody

Post-closing

Secondary marketing

Excel

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Easy Street Capital is a private real estate lender headquartered in Austin, Texas serving real estate investors around the country. Defined by an experienced team and innovative loan programs, Easy Street Capital is the ideal financing partner for real estate investors of all experience levels and specialties. Whether an investor is fixing and flipping, financing a cash‑flowing rental, or building ground‑up, we have a solution to fit those needs.

Job Description:

Easy Street Capital is seeking a detail‑oriented and highly organized Collateral Management Specialist to oversee the custody, tracking, perfection, and administration of original loan collateral throughout the entire lifecycle of residential mortgage loans.

This position plays a critical role in protecting the Company's collateral by ensuring original loan documents are properly received, tracked, perfected, maintained, transferred, and released. The Specialist will serve as the primary liaison between title companies, custodians, county recording offices, warehouse lenders, investors, servicers, attorneys, and internal departments to ensure collateral is complete, enforceable, and readily available for financing, securitizations, loan sales, and audits.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional organizational skills, understands mortgage documentation, and is passionate about maintaining accurate collateral records while meeting strict investor and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the receipt of original loan collateral packages from title companies, settlement agents, attorneys, and closing partners.
• Review incoming collateral for completeness and accuracy.
• Track outstanding collateral packages until fully received.
• Maintain an accurate collateral inventory within the Company's tracking systems.
• Ensure all original collateral is securely stored or shipped to the appropriate document custodian.
• Maintain complete chain-of-custody records for all original documents.
• Serve as the Company's primary point of contact with third-party document custodians, including Computershare.
• Assignment and Allonge Administration
• Lien Release Administration
• Recording Coordination
• Bailee Letter Administration
• Collateral Quality Control
• Investor, Warehouse and Audit Support
• Process Management
• Lien Releases
• Foreclosure / REO Collateral Support

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience in mortgage operations, collateral management, document custody, loan servicing, post‑closing, or secondary marketing.
• Strong understanding of residential mortgage documentation including:
• Promissory Notes
• Mortgages
• Deeds of Trust
• Assignments
• Allonges
• Title Insurance Policies
• Recorded Instruments
• Experience working with document custodians preferred.
• Experience coordinating with county recording offices.
• Familiarity with mortgage servicing and loan sale transactions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.

Benefits:

• Company sponsored health insurance
• Company sponosred 401(k)
• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Weekly in office lunch
• Work with a fun, fast-paced team in a vibrant downtown office

We are looking for the right team member to join our team. If you feel you are that person, please apply!