Asset Management Associate

Summary

The Asset Management Associate is responsible for managing all assets and evaluating at- risk loans in the portfolio to improve the likelihood of repayment and minimize risk of loss.  At-risk loans involve those that are delinquent, in non-monetary default, litigation, bankruptcy and/or REO.

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated critical thinker that strives to positively contribute to a successful team in a fast-paced environment. Responsible for performing special asset portfolio management related to select business purpose mortgage loans in compliance with the Company's policies, procedures and related laws and regulations. 

Essential Functions:

• Management and direct oversight of all assets


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  Oversight of weekly reports for the Executive and Management team including delinquency tracking, foreclosure processing and special asset reporting
  


• Develop, implement and maintain SOP’s to ensure SOC-1 compliance and reporting


• Monitor and review loans in default for pursuit of remedies;


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  Request, obtain and analyze documentation to ascertain current condition of collateral, borrowers and guarantors;
  


• Coordinate specific work tasks with co-workers to ensure the smooth and efficient flow of information;


• Participate in client, servicing and credit related calls and communications;


• Develop recommendations responsive to requests for forbearance and modifications;


• Structure recommendations for loss mitigation, short sales and judicial/non-judicial foreclosure;


• Process and monitor title claims and work with counsel to resolve;


• Work with outside consultants, specialists, court appointed receivers, attorneys and co-workers as needed for resolution of assets;


• Analyze and determine the impact of bankruptcy filings and ensure protection of our position as a creditor;


• Possess strong background in creditor rights, litigation and bankruptcy;


• Conduct REO acquisition, management, marketing and disposition tasks


• Complete other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Must have a good understanding of appraisal concepts, loan documentation and legal concepts pertaining to special assets


• Knowledgeable of Nationwide REO and Foreclosure processes


• Skill to operate a computer using Microsoft Office (with an emphasis on Excel) and a proprietary loan system


• Ability to interact with customers, counter parties, investors, servicers, title officers, escrow officers, vendors, co-workers and senior management;


• Exceptional oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, interpret documents, understand procedures, compile reports and correspondence, and speak clearly to customers and employees.


• Demonstrate knowledge of, adherence to, monitoring and responsibility for compliance with state and federal regulations and laws as they pertain to this position.


• 5 - 7 years of experience in loan administration, loan asset management, loan modification and workouts, or mortgage servicing.


• Effective organizational and time management skills


• An acute attention to detail


• The ability to multi-task


• Aptitude for problem solving with a proactive attitude to accomplish tasks

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

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JOB APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE

Effective Date: December 31, 2019

This Privacy Notice explains how 5 Arches, LLC, 5 Arch Funding Corp., and 5 Arch Asset Management, LLC (collectively, “5 Arch,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information about our recruits and job applicants.

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Our Collection of Personal Information

During the recruiting process and when you apply for a job with us, we collect personal information about you, which may include:

• Contact and Identifying Information: such as your full name, social security number, email address, home address and telephone number.


• Professional History & Qualifications: such as your previous employers, positions and work experience, professional licenses, certificates or other qualifications, employment references or referrals.   


• Equal Opportunity Information: such as age, citizenship status, gender, disability, veteran or accommodation request when you choose to provide it, but it will not be used in employment-related decisions, unless specifically permitted by law.


• Educational History & Qualifications: such as your highest level of education, the schools you attended and when you were in attendance, degrees, certificates or other educational qualifications you earned, and your transcripts or educational references.


• Financial Information: such as your previous or desired salary, bonus, benefits, expenses, and stock or equity grants, if you voluntarily provide us with this type of information, or if we collect this type of information in a jurisdiction where such collection is permitted.


• Background Check and Reference Check Information: when permitted by applicable law, we may choose to conduct a background check and/or conduct reference checks in connection with your application such as to verify professional and educational history and qualifications or identify criminal history that may be relevant for a position with us. The results of the background check and/or reference check may include personal information we do not already have about you.


• Web-Related Information: such as technical details about your visit to our online services contained in log files or analytics data relating to your usage and activity on our online services. For more information, please refer to the general Privacy Notice on our website.


• Other Application and Interview Information: any personal information you choose to share with us in your interview or application, CV, resume, transcripts or other supporting documentation.

Although we often collect the personal information described above directly from you, we may also collect certain information from references, recruiters, job-related social media sites (such as LinkedIn), background check providers and publicly available sources. In addition, we may also collect this information through service providers and other third parties that collect it on our behalf, such as communications providers, scheduling providers and application providers.

Our Use of Personal Information

We use the personal information we collect during the recruiting process and when you apply for a job with us to:

• Identify you as a potential candidate and review your application for a position with us;


• Verify the information provided to us in connection with your application or received from other sources;


• Determine your eligibility and suitability for the potential position or other opportunities with us;


• Facilitate the recruiting and interview process;


• Communicate with you about the status of your application or other opportunities with us that may be of interest to you;


• Assess and improve the performance and success of our recruiting and hiring process;


• Conduct internal investigations, audits, compliance, risk management, problem resolution and security operations;


• Fulfill contractual obligations to you and other third parties;


• Comply with applicable law, rule, regulation, legal proceeding and government investigations, including relating to tax reporting and immigration.

Please note that if you accept an offer from us, we may transfer the personal information we collected about you during the recruiting and job application process to your personnel file with us.

Our Disclosure of Personal Information

We may share your personal information with the following third parties for the purposes described below: 

Within 5 Arch and With Our Parent Company: 5 Arch and its parent company, Redwood Trust, Inc., are made up of many legal entities that are responsible for different aspects of our organization’s recruiting and hiring operations. This also includes other entities within Redwood Trust’s family of companies. We share personal information relating to job applicants and recruits within this family of companies for internal administrative purposes and uses that are consistent with this Privacy Notice. For example, the 5 Arch entity responsible for the job posting may share personal information about you with another 5 Arch or Redwood Trust, Inc. entity or company that is responsible for our organization-wide recruiting and employment decisions.

Recruiters and Job Application Providers: We often engage recruiters and job application providers to assist us in identifying potential job applicants and processing job applications we receive. In order for these third parties to assist us in the recruiting and job application process, we share personal information about potential and current personnel with them.

Background Check and Reference Check Providers: When permitted by applicable law, we may choose to conduct a background check and/or reference check in connection with a job application, such as to verify professional and educational history and qualifications or identify criminal history that may be relevant for a position with us. In order to facilitate the background check and/or reference check, we share personal information about the relevant job applicant with trusted background check and/or reference check providers.

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•  in connection with the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;


• to comply with laws and regulations or to respond to lawful requests and legal process;


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• to detect, suppress, or prevent fraud;


• to reduce credit risk and collect debts owed to us;


• to protect the health and safety of us, our customers, or any person; or


• as otherwise required by applicable law.

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We will update this Privacy Notice from time to time. When we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will change the "Effective Date" at the beginning of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we will notify you by prominent posting on our website or through other appropriate communication channels. All changes shall be effective from the date of publication unless otherwise provided in the notification.

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Irvine, California

Department

Deal Team

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience