Position Summary
The Director, Regulatory Counsel will oversee the development and maintenance of a library of compliant borrower communication related to mortgage servicing, including pre-foreclosure, loss mitigation, loan modification, lien releases, assignments, and other required notices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and strategy to effectively maintain library of borrower and other required communication related to mortgage servicing, including pre-foreclosure, loss mitigation, loan modification, lien releases, assignments, and other required notices.
- Interpret regulatory and legislative requirements related to mortgage servicing
- Understand notarial and recordation requirements for relevant documents.
- Ensure change management processes are followed so notices are updated timely.
- Produce and deliver client communications, including articles and webinars, regarding changes in regulatory requirements.
- Provide advice, guidance, and insight to Senior Management and staff personnel on emerging compliance issues and consults the company in establishment of controls to mitigate risk.
- Ensure policies and procedures are followed and reviewed and updated, as appropriate, at least annually.
- Perform other projects and special assignments.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate required
- Admission to at least one state bar
- 5 to 10 years of legal, regulatory, and compliance experience with mortgage servicing or residential foreclosure
- Strong attention to detail and time management
- Self-starter with exceptional problem solving and analytical ability
- Ability to collaborate and build relationships
- Experience using Lexis and other legal publications
- Proficient in MS Office
Communication Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret legal and regulatory requirements
- Present information to executive and senior management teams, sales department, internal groups and/or third parties
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- General office or remote work environment
All onboarding employees will be required to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.