Corporate Escrow Analyst

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (GBCI) is a regional bank holding company providing commercial banking services in 80 communities through 129 banking offices in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. GBCI offers an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance; retirement plan including employer match and profit sharing; paid vacation, holiday and sick leave. Salary is negotiable depending upon relevant experience.

Summary

About The Role

Reporting to the Mortgage Loan Servicing Manager and overseen by the escrow administration team lead, the Escrow Analyst is responsible for analyzing escrow accounts related to mortgage, commercial and consumer loans. This role involves ensuring timely payments of property taxes and insurance premiums and maintaining accurate records and providing exceptional customer service to borrowers. The Escrow Analyst will be responsible for the administration of the comprehensive flood procedures related to loans located in a flood zone, and have direct responsibility for analyzing flood hazard determinations to ensure coverage and documentation is obtained when collateral is in a designated flood hazard area. The Escrow Analyst will collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our nine-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $24.99 / per hour (calculated for Kalispell, MT).

All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.

WA Applicants ONLY

Wenatchee, WA range is $28.30 to $42.44 an hour.

Spokane, WA range is $27.91 to $41.86 an hour.

Description

Customer Service:

• Responds to borrower inquiries regarding escrow accounts, insurance matters and PMI.
• Provides clear and concise explanations of escrow analysis, account adjustments, Flood and PMI processes.
• Assist borrowers with resolving discrepancies and concerns related to their account.
• Deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers in the execution of all assigned loan servicing duties.
  
  

Flood Desk

• Act as a subject matter expert on flood insurance requirements and provide guidance to other employees involved in complying with flood regulations.
• Review loans located in a Flood Zone to determine if regulatory requirements are applicable, specific to Regulation H (flood).
• Assess the adequacy of insurance, supporting documentation, and completing reviews on all flood maintenance activities.
• Force place insurance when needed on loans.
• Coordinate with the respective business units and vendors to monitor ongoing loans identified as loans in a flood zone.
• Prepare and provide flood related information for any internal or external audits as well as responses to any findings.
  
  

Escrow Desk

• Maintain and monitor escrow accounts
• Ensure timely distributions for Taxes, Hazard & Flood Insurance, Private Mortgage Insurance, and other escrowed items.
• Perform annual escrow analysis to determine account balances and adjustments.
• Process requests regarding Escrow Cancelations
• Analyze data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvements.
• Monitor and process PMI cancellations upon borrower request or when loan to value thresholds are met.
• Educate borrowers about PMI cancellations policies and procedures.
• Monitor and process insurance claims (loss draft checks)
  
  

Collaboration

• Participates in the formulation of procedures, policies, and methods to ensure compliance with Glacier Bancorp, legal, investor, regulatory, and/or busines