Mortgage Closing Manager - Lennar Homes

Lennar Mortgage is centered around personal growth, innovation, and diversity. We are looking for a new team member who shares our passion and dedication to bringing homeownership to life. 

At Lennar Mortgage, you’ll build your career with a Fortune 150 company that provides an excellent work environment, plenty of opportunities for advancement, and competitive benefits and compensation. Our success is a result of supporting and rewarding our team of elite professionals, who strive to exceed superior standards and exceptional services. 

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Supervise and coordinate all aspects of loan closings. Verify locks, hazard and flood insurance coverage, review outstanding items on title commitments and ensure that loans do not close until underwriting contingencies have been cleared. 

• Assist Branch Manager with supervision of loan closing associates, ensuring high morale, excellent customer service and maximum volume and profits.
• Supervise all funding, including any delegated to funding assistant, if applicable.
• Anticipate loan-funding requirements and maintain the proper time line to manage funding volume in order to meet funding goals.
• Verify locks, hazard and flood insurance coverage, review outstanding items on title commitments and ensure that loans do not close until underwriting contingencies have been cleared.
• Follow up on all documentation as it relates to submitting files to Corporate Closed Loans and obtain FHA Mortgage Insurance and VA Loan Guaranty, as required.
• Coordinate closings with lenders, escrow and pipeline coordinators, branch managers and loan officers.
• Interface with processors and borrowers to collect conditions of approval.
• Set up and maintain a system to track closing dates and lock-ins and coordinate same with escrow coordinators, pipeline coordinators, escrow officer, loan officer and borrower.
• Keep the approved title company roster up to date to meet the needs of the builder business in accordance with Lennar Mortgage compliance.
• Update all changes in closing dates within the TMO system, including all screens that effect closing reports for both Lennar Mortgage and broker loans.
• Monitor fees charged and collected and fees waived to reconcile lender payments with demands (brokered). Ensure proper collection of fees and revenue, and deliver with demands in accordance with company polices. Maintain a “fee log” for all fees transmitted to Miami (must cover a 12 month period)
• Produce reports with actual funding reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Develop a system for the “breaking down” and proper disbursement of loan documents, as they open, via the remote system to processing center. Assist with training necessary staff to split loan documents.
• Develop an audit system to manage correctness and accuracy of loan documents and funding (wires) to avoid delays and duplication of efforts.
• Prepare proper and complete post-closing packages as required by investors.
• Conduct post-closing audit to maintain proper quality control guidelines and to collect post-closing items to meet investor requirements.
• Ensure procedures are in place to meet the policies and procedures for shipping files to Lennar Mortgage for post-closing to meet investor guidelines for “shipping, insuring and guaranteeing loans.”
• Become familiar with lenders and investors closing requirements, forms and procedures.
• Assist Processing Supervisor as needed.
• Create an atmosphere of “customer service” in the funding department to ensure a productive positive environment.

• Minimum 3 to 5 years funding and/processing experience, including conventional and government.
• Strong computer background with 3 to 5 years experience in mortgage software and working knowledge of Excel and Word for Windows.
• Strong verbal communications skills.
• Excellent analytical capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of preliminary title report endorsements and potential for problems with same.

Life at Lennar! 

Lennar recognizes our associates are the heart of the company’s success. Learn new skills, build your path, and become an integral part of the Lennar Family. 

Lennar associates will be eligible for many benefits in accordance with Lennar’s policies and applicable plan terms, including: 

• Health Insurance - Medical, Dental & Vision 
• Vacation – up to 3 weeks of vacation per year upon hire 
• Holidays, Sick Leave, & Personal Days 
• Everyone’s Included Day 
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company match 
• Paid Maternity & Bonding Leave 
• New Hire Referral Bonus Program 
• Home Purchase Discount for Associates 
• Associate Assistance Plan 
• Student Debt Repayment Program 
• Continuing Education Assistance 
• This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by the Company due to factors affecting the business. 

*You can use your Everyone's Included Day to celebrate, observe, and engage in an event or activity that is of personal significance to you, such as cultural, religious, or social causes or activities.* 

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. 

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