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About the Role
The Senior Attorney will manage servicing litigation, regulatory complaints, title claims, and general legal and compliance issues as part of NAF’s legal risk management efforts, primarily supporting the servicing division.
Responsibilities
- Manage servicing litigation, regulatory complaints, and advise on legal and compliance issues for the servicing division.
- Oversee and manage servicing, title, and contested foreclosure litigation, as well as title claims.
- Provide legal support for the servicing division, including research and responses to qualified written requests, requests for information, debt disputes, loan file reviews, and advising operational departments on legal issues.
- Assist the servicing division with customer escalations and disputes.
- Oversee and manage regulatory complaints, including file review, legal analysis, and communications with regulatory agencies.
- Review and approve customer-facing correspondence, scripts, and email communications.
- Assist vendor management in reviewing and monitoring third-party vendors and default law firms for compliance.
- Review and approve NAF’s servicing policies, procedures, disclosures, and documentation for compliance.
- Assist with servicing-related legal and compliance issues for NAF’s compliance and operational departments, including fraud investigations.
- Prepare litigation and complaint reporting to clients, investors, and regulatory agencies.
- Handle assigned legal and compliance matters.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree required.
- Licensed attorney in good standing in the state for which the attorney practices law.
- 5-7 years of legal experience involving mortgage servicing, including debt collection, foreclosure, and bankruptcy laws.
- In-house experience strongly preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and investor/insurer requirements, including CFPB requirements and Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA guidelines.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Organized and detail-oriented.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Team-oriented.
- Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S.
- Must be able to work CST hours.
- Ability to lift up to ten pounds.
- Sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
- Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
- Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
Skills
- Mortgage servicing
- Debt collection
- Foreclosure laws
- Bankruptcy laws
- Federal requirements
- State requirements
- Investor/insurer requirements
- CFPB requirements
- Fannie Mae guidelines
- Freddie Mac guidelines
- FHA guidelines
- VA guidelines
- Legal research
- Legal analysis
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Austin, TX
- Remote
Work Type
- 4 days on-site
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5-7 years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor degree
Salary/Compensations
- Starting at 140K+
Benefits
- Bonus
About the Company
- New American Funding (NAF) is a company whose Legal Department manages litigation, regulatory complaints, compliance, and other legal matters arising from the servicing of mortgage loans.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/M/F/D/V. Drug-free workplace.