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Meridian Title Corporation · 1 month ago

Experienced Title Processor

Valparaiso,IN,US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Meridian Title Corporation is one of the nation's largest independent title agencies with over 80 years of experience in providing title insurance coverage, escrow closings, and real estate related services. They are seeking an experienced Title Processor responsible for pre-closing matters, coordinating with various parties to ensure all necessary documents are acquired and organized for real estate transactions.

Real Estate

Responsibilities

Accepts initial orders from Account Managers, fax machine, e-mail, or company website and reviews Purchase Agreement or Contract for Sale of Real Estate and instructions from escrow principals, verifies that they are correct and appropriate

Assists Account Managers, realtors and lenders with questions and/or problems relating to the title commitment and closing procedure

Accepts and/or requests required documents or information from parties involved in the transaction, i.e. purchase agreement, lender information and survey, etc

Also accepts occasional deposits, when required by customer, from buyer/lender/seller in a timely manner

Scans all incoming documents, i.e. purchase agreements, lender information, surveys, etc., within 24-hour timeframe where possible, to the router for attachment in processing

Initiates actions for all outstanding documents or curative items

Works to complete all tasks associated with title commitment in order to clear title, i.e. municipal letter, health and hospital, solid waste and storm water letter, order payoffs, homeowner's association letter, etc., within required timeframe as dictated by scheduled closing date

Where appropriate, accesses, answers and processes voicemail messages, coordinating with teammate, a minimum of once each hour

Reviews title commitment to verify vesting and legal description for accuracy, including spelling of names

Verifies that commitment matches information given us by customers, purchase agreement and survey

Also verifies taxes

Consults with examiner, lender and/or principals in reconciling discrepancies between instructions and title commitment

Schedules closing when needed or requested with escrow principals and/or their lenders and assigns escrow officer or team to closing file

Reviews files for completion and turn files over to escrow officer

Verifies the need to date down, update payoffs, and check taxes, if delinquent

Maintains all actions and due dates for assigned processing pool

Completes all actions in ResWare pertaining to processing

Reviews and approves general POA documents and deeds prepared outside Meridian Title Corporation

Responds promptly to customer inquiries on pre-closing issues, providing complete answers and solutions

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Residential real estate transactionsTitleLoan closing proceduresResWare softwareCommunication skillsCustomer service orientationProfessional attitudeTime managementOrganizational skills

Required

Good working knowledge of computers

General understanding of residential real estate transactions, title and loan closing procedures

Strong communication skills and an optimistic, enthusiastic and professional attitude required to coordinate related activities, motivate and convince internal and external customers to successfully achieve end results

Knowledge of specific office procedures, company terminology, organizational structure and area of responsibilities and assignments

Must be able to determine and utilize the level of knowledge and job duties of company personnel, in order to maintain good service level and/or comply with special requests of internal or external customers

Impact of work is directly relevant to revenue dollars of the Company and subject to normal instructions and frequent supervisory review of goals, progress and end-results

The ability to develop rapport with customers is critical to maintain competitive market share

Outgoing personality and service orientation to maintain and help grow market share in a competitive business

Self-starter with excellent time management and organizational skills to shift schedules and offer prompt, reliable service

Other essential requirements include the ability to facilitate independence, accountability, creativity and a sense of professionalism, and maintain confidentiality

High school graduate/equivalent with at least two years of experience in escrow work required