What are the responsibilities and job description for the Collateral Management Specialist position at Easy Street Capital?
Easy Street Capital is a private real estate lender headquartered in Austin, Texas serving real estate investors around the country. Defined by an experienced team and innovative loan programs, Easy Street Capital is the ideal financing partner for real estate investors of all experience levels and specialties. Whether an investor is fixing and flipping, financing a cash-flowing rental, or building ground-up, we have a solution to fit those needs.
\nEasy Street Capital is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Collateral Management Specialist to oversee the custody, tracking, perfection, and administration of original loan collateral throughout the entire lifecycle of residential mortgage loans.
This position plays a critical role in protecting the Company's collateral by ensuring original loan documents are properly received, tracked, perfected, maintained, transferred, and released. The Specialist will serve as the primary liaison between title companies, custodians, county recording offices, warehouse lenders, investors, servicers, attorneys, and internal departments to ensure collateral is complete, enforceable, and readily available for financing, securitizations, loan sales, and audits.
The ideal candidate possesses exceptional organizational skills, understands mortgage documentation, and is passionate about maintaining accurate collateral records while meeting strict investor and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate the receipt of original loan collateral packages from title companies, settlement agents, attorneys, and closing partners.
- Review incoming collateral for completeness and accuracy.
- Track outstanding collateral packages until fully received.
- Maintain an accurate collateral inventory within the Company's tracking systems.
- Ensure all original collateral is securely stored or shipped to the appropriate document custodian.
- Maintain complete chain-of-custody records for all original documents.
- Serve as the Company's primary point of contact with third-party document custodians, including Computershare.
- Assignment and Allonge Administration
- Lien Release Administration
- Recording Coordination
- Bailee Letter Administration
- Collateral Quality Control
- Investor, Warehouse and Audit Support
- Process Management
- Lien Releases
- Foreclosure / REO Collateral Support
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Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent industry experience.
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5 years of experience in mortgage operations, collateral management, document custody, loan servicing, post-closing, or secondary marketing.
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Strong understanding of residential mortgage documentation including:
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Promissory Notes
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Mortgages
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Deeds of Trust
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Assignments
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Allonges
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Title Insurance Policies
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Recorded Instruments
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Experience working with document custodians preferred.
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Experience coordinating with county recording offices.
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Familiarity with mortgage servicing and loan sale transactions.
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Strong organizational and project management skills.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
- Company sponsored health insurance
- Company sponosred 401(k)
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick leave
- Weekly in office lunch
- Work with a fun, fast-paced team in a vibrant downtown office
We are looking for the right team member to join our team. If you feel you are that person, please apply!