What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Coordinator position at Community Financial System, Inc.?
Overview
At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.
Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.
To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.
Responsibilities
This position supports senior bank and department management to be compliant with bank and investor guidelines with portfolio and investor mortgage loans, by conducting legal servicing (foreclosure and bankruptcy) functions.
Essential Responsibilities:
Education, Training and Requirements:* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent specialized training and work experience required* All applicants must be 18 years of age or older* Performs all collection and servicing staff duties as needed* Other duties as assigned* Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely mannerAncillary Duties:As an integral member of the CRES Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Consumer Real Estate Servicing Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.
Qualifications
Education, Training and Requirements:* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent specialized training and work experience required* All applicants must be 18 years of ag
At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.
Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.
To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.
Responsibilities
This position supports senior bank and department management to be compliant with bank and investor guidelines with portfolio and investor mortgage loans, by conducting legal servicing (foreclosure and bankruptcy) functions.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Supports CRES management in conducting legal servicing functions, in order to effectively protect bank and investor collateral by, but not limited to:
- Foreclosure, from referral to sale/auction
- Bankruptcy, from filing/proof of claim to discharge/dismissal
- Administrative, from investor to protective advance workflows
- Insurance claims, from mortgage guarantee to total loss claims
- Legal servicing requests
- Develops, maintains, and administers policies and procedures established and guided by the bank, investor, and/or regulatory agencies, to remain in compliance
- Collaborates with:
- All CRES staff to ensure borrowers are properly addressed regarding:
- Remedying foreclosure actions
- Handling bankruptcy accounts
- Home retention (collections and loss mitigation) staff for:
- Deed-in-lieu of foreclosures
- Short sales
- Other departments and branches to improve or develop effective practices, address needs, and expand on opportunities
- Investors as applicable for secondary market accounts* Performs all collection and servicing staff duties as needed* Other duties as assigned* Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely mannerAncillary Duties:As an integral member of the CRES Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Consumer Real Estate Servicing Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.
Education, Training and Requirements:* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent specialized training and work experience required* All applicants must be 18 years of age or older* Performs all collection and servicing staff duties as needed* Other duties as assigned* Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely mannerAncillary Duties:As an integral member of the CRES Department, this position is also responsible to provide assistance wherever necessary to help the Consumer Real Estate Servicing Department and the Bank in achieving their annual goals.
Qualifications
Education, Training and Requirements:* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent specialized training and work experience required* All applicants must be 18 years of ag