Sr Escrow Assistant

HomeServices of America; Rancho Cucamonga (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid vacation (PTO)

401(k) with employer match

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

HomeServices of America is seeking a Senior Escrow Assistant to manage a range of clerical escrow tasks and support other office staff as needed.

The role requires at least one year of escrow assistant experience and involves preparing and reviewing legal documents, handling title orders, and ensuring accurate settlements with EO oversight. This on-site position offers comprehensive benefits and a competitive hourly wage.

Qualifications

• Strong personal computer skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent organizational skills with a focus on detail to ensure accuracy.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Open title orders and obtain legal and vesting, tax roll and trid feed disclosures.
• Review preliminary reports and carefully note all items to clear.
• Order and review payoff demands including any private party payoff demands and reconveyance documents.
• Read demands to determine if current; evaluate penalties or fees applied.
• Prepare a substitution of trustee and full reconveyance with EO review and approval.
• Prepare Notes and Trust deeds for EO review and approval.
• Prepare Grant Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, Interspousal Deeds, Affidavits required with EO review and approval.
• Prepare and proofread complicated amendments: pay bills through escrow, terms of sale, holding funds after closing, etc., with EO review and approval.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal comunicat

Ability to work independently

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to multitask

Education

One year escrow assistant experience

Job description

TheSeniorEscrowAssistantperformsavarietyofclericalfunctionsandmayserveasabackuptootherofficestaff.

• Opentitleordersandobtainlegalandvesting,taxrollandtridfeedisclosures.
• Reviewpreliminaryreportsandcarefullynoteallitemstoclear.
• Orderandreviewpayoffdemandsincludinganyprivatepartypayoffdemandsandreconveyancedocuments are properly completed.
• Readdemandstodetermineif current,determineif loan itself is current, evaluate if there are any prepaymentpenaltiesorotherpayoffcharges.NotifyEOofanyprepayment penaltiesthatareincludedor special considerations or fees have been applied.
• PrepareasubstitutionoftrusteeandfullreconveyancewithEOreviewandapproval.
• PrepareNotesandTrustdeedsforEOreviewandapproval.
• PrepareGrantDeeds,QuitclaimDeeds,InterspousalDeeds,AffidavitsrequiredwithEOreviewandapproval.
• Prepareandproofreadcomplicatedamendments:paybillsthroughescrow,termsofsale,holdingfunds after closing, release of funds prior to closing, etc., with EO review and approval.
• Obtainandprovidelenderitemsrequiredforpriortodocumentandpriortofundingconditions.
• Properlycalculateprorationsforpropertytaxes,supplementaltaxes,hoadues,rents,perdayorotherasrequired.
• Prepareestimatedclosingstatementsforrefinanceandsaleescrowscalculatedemands,payoffinterest, prepaid interest, escrow charges, title charges, account for all bills, and consider terms of escrow instructions, as directed andapproved..
• Balancefundingfiguresinsettlementmenu.Verifyallfundsarereceivedfrombuyerand/orsellerforanyshortagesdue.
• Meetallperformanceandbehaviorexpectationsoutlinedinthecompanyperformanceappraisalformor communicatedbymanagement.
• Performresponsibilitiesasdirectedachievingdesiredresultswithinexpectedtimeframesandwithahighdegreeofqualityandprofessionalism.
• Establishandmaintainpositiveandproductiveworkrelationshipswithallstaff,customersandbusinesspartners.
• Demonstratethebehavioralandtechnicalcompetenciesnecessarytoeffectivelycompletejob responsibilities.Take personal initiative for technical and professional development.
• FollowthecompanyHRPolicy,theCodeofBusinessConductandallsubsidiaryanddepartmentpoliciesandprocedures,includingprotectingconfidentialcompanyinformation,attendingworkpunctuallyandregularly,andfollowinggoodsafetypracticesinallactivities.

Qualifications

Education:

Experience:

• Aminimumofoneyearofpreviousescrowassistantexperience.

KnowledgeandSkills:

• Strongpersonalcomputerskills.
• Abilitytoworkindependently.
• Excellentorganizationalskillswithafocusondetailstoensureaccuracy.
• Effectiveoralandwrittencommunicationskills.
• Effectiveanalyticalandproblem-solvingskills.
• Abilitytoprioritizeandhandlemultipletasksandprojectsconcurrently.

Other(licenses,certifications,scheduleflexibility/OT,travel,etc.):

• PositionwillrequireapprovalfromtheDepartmentofFinancialProtectionandInnovation(DFPI)and EAFC (Escrow Agents Fidelity Corporation).

Wage: $25.00 - $27.00 hourly; actual wage is based upon education and experience.

Benefits: Full suite of benefits including Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation (PTO), 401(k) with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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