Company
Financial Services
VicePresidentFirstLegalAdministration
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“Vice President First Legal Administration. Skills: FHA compliance, Foreclosure operations, Regulatory requirements. Enforce FHA First Legal milestone adherence. Ensure foreclosure initiation aligns with timelines”
What You'll Achieve.
Minimize curtailment exposure; Minimize financial risk; Minimize compliance violations
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills; Investigate exceptions; Resolve exceptions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years default servicing experience, 7+ years leadership experience, Expertise in mortgage banking regulations, Deep understanding of FHA guidelines, Experience with legal tools, Experience with foreclosure tools, Analytical skills, Organizational skills, Problem-solving skills, Ability to manage multiple priorities, Ability to meet tight deadlines, Excellent written communication skills, Excellent verbal communication skills, Proficiency in mortgage servicing systems, Proficiency in MSP
Nice to Have
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Bachelor’s degree in related field
What You'll Do.
Enforce FHA First Legal milestone adherence
Ensure foreclosure initiation aligns with timelines
Ensure foreclosure progression aligns with timelines
Lead Reasonable Diligence execution
Document borrower-level activities
Complete borrower-level activities on time
Oversee operational foreclosure teams
Manage foreclosure lifecycle
Monitor attorney performance
Monitor vendor performance
Enforce escalation protocols
Enforce documentation standards
Enforce timely case progression
Resolve foreclosure timeline exceptions
Implement corrective actions
Manage portfolio-level performance
Minimize curtailment exposure
Minimize financial risk
Minimize compliance violations
Develop reporting frameworks
Track First Legal performance
Track Reasonable Diligence performance
Ensure audit readiness
Ensure FHA compliance
Ensure HUD compliance
Ensure GNMA compliance
Ensure investor compliance
Ensure regulatory requirements compliance
Collaborate with Legal
Collaborate with Compliance
Collaborate with Claims
Collaborate with Bankruptcy
Collaborate with Foreclosure Operations
Ensure end-to-end process alignment
Drive operational improvement initiatives
Drive automation initiatives
Drive workflow optimization initiatives
Drive scalability enhancements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with Legal; Collaborate with Compliance; Collaborate with Claims; Collaborate with Bankruptcy; Collaborate with Foreclosure Operations
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Executive engagement
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Own and enforce FHA First Legal milestone adherence, ensuring foreclosure initiation and progression align with HUD-required timelines and regulatory standards. Lead Reasonable Diligence execution, ensuring all borrower-level and case-level activities are properly documented, completed on time, and fully compliant. Oversee operational foreclosure teams managing the lifecycle from First Legal through sale scheduling, ensuring consistency and performance excellence. Monitor attorney and vendor performance, enforcing escalation protocols, documentation standards, and timely case progression. Identify, investigate, and resolve foreclosure timeline exceptions while implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Manage portfolio-level performance to minimize curtailment exposure, financial risk, and compliance violations. Develop and maintain KPIs, KRIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to track First Legal and Reasonable Diligence performance. Ensure audit readiness and compliance with FHA, HUD, GNMA, investor, and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Claims, Bankruptcy, and Foreclosure Operations teams to ensure end-to-end process alignment. Drive operational improvement initiatives including automation, workflow optimization, and scalability enhancements. Requirements: 7+ years of experience in default servicing, foreclosure operations, or mortgage servicing compliance within a high-volume environment. 7+ years of leadership or management experience, with demonstrated ability to lead operational teams and drive performance outcomes. Strong expertise in mortgage banking regulations, including RESPA, FDCPA, GLBA, OCC, CFPB, SCRA, and related federal and state foreclosure laws. Deep understanding of FHA, FNMA, FHLMC, VA, and investor guidelines related to foreclosure and default servicing. Experience with legal and foreclosure tools such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, and state e-filing systems. Strong analytical, organizat
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