Closing Specialist (Single Family Residential Mortgage)

About the role

The Closing Specialist is an entry-level role within the mortgage loan closing department, responsible for a variety of administrative tasks in a demanding, fast-paced environment. This position requires flexibility to adjust priorities as business needs evolve. This is a cross-functional role with opportunities to work in all aspects of the closing process as the workload dictates, including but not limited to, generating initial and final closing disclosures, drawing loan documents, reviewing docs, funding loans, and other various functions.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document verbal verification of employment for loan files.
• Communicate with Closing Agents to ascertain closing package status and scan/upload signed packages for funding review.
• Perform required regulatory validations, including MERS, FEMA, Flood, HMDA, TRID, and RESPA checks.
• Complete loan boarding process, executing data entry and critical data validations.
• Log Notes and facilitate the delivery to the Loan Servicing department.
• Provide general departmental support, including mail distribution and cross-training on core closing/funding functions.
• Other duties as assigned to meet business and company needs.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma required.
• Current mortgage lending experience and/or knowledge a plus.
• Understand mortgage closing workflow a plus.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Advanced computer skills including all MS Office systems.
• Attention to detail is a must, along with a keen eye for identifying problems.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong math skills and computer literacy.
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Superb oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to perform multiple functions throughout the day as the need arises.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.
• Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year).
• HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan.
• Axos Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading.

About Axos

Born digital-first, Axos delivers financial tools and services that allow individuals, small businesses, and companies to access and manage their money how, when, and where they want. We're a diverse team of dynamic, insightful, and independent innovators who are excited to provide technology-driven solutions that offer unbeatable value to our customers. Axos Financial is our holding company and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "AX" (NYSE: AX).

Job Functions and Work Environment

• Sit for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity and coordination are required while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, telephone, copiers, etc.

E-Verify and Right to Work Notices

Axos participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. IER Right to Work Poster (English/Spanish) E-Verify Participation Poster (English/Spanish)