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Mortgage Servicing Specialist

1/22/2026

The mortgage servicing specialist manages a portfolio of mortgage loan accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance while providing excellent customer service. Responsibilities include processing payments, managing escrow accounts, and addressing borrower inquiries.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

51-200 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Iowa State Bank is proud to have called Des Moines, IA home for almost 80 years. As a community bank, we are designed to give you extraordinary levels of personal service and quick, local decision-making. Partner with us to meet your financial goals. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender
About the Role

Description

  

The mortgage servicing specialist is responsible for managing and maintaining a portfolio of mortgage loan accounts, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and excellent customer service throughout the life of the loan. This role involves processing payments, managing escrow accounts, and addressing borrower inquiries for our Loan Officers while adhering to regulatory requirements.

Requirements

  · Customer Service: Serve as the point of contact for branch staff, addressing inquiries regarding loan accounts, payments, and servicing-related questions in a professional and timely manner. 

· Payment & Transaction Processing: Accurately process and record loan payments, payoffs, and adjustments; research and resolve exceptions or unapplied funds.

· Escrow & Insurance Administration: Manage and reconcile escrow accounts, including timely distribution of property taxes and hazard/ flood insurance premiums, and complete annual escrow analysis.

· Loan Maintenance & Documentation: Maintain accurate up-to-date loan records in the system, prepare mortgage payoff statements and lien releases, and ensure all documentation compiles with regulatory guidelines.

· Loan Funding & Delivery: Coordinate the funding of closed mortgage loans and ensure accurate and timely electronic delivery of required loan data and documentation to secondary market investors.

· Delinquency & Loss Mitigation: Monitor and follow up on delinquency accounts, complete modifications and extension processes if necessary.

· Compliance Reporting: Ensure all activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements; assist in audits and generate reports for management review. 

· Vendor Management & Billings: Review, process and reconcile all vendor invoices related to loan servicing operations; coordinate with operations department for timely payments.  

· Other: Cross train in processor and origination duties to perform other duties and projects as assigned.


EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

· Education. Possess a high school diploma; bachelor’s degree preferred. 

· Experience. Proven experience as loan servicing specialist or similar position. 


Benefits:

Full time benefits to include:

Health

Dental 

Vision

Employer HSA Contribution

Paid Time Off

Volunteer Time Off

401K with Employer match

Paid STD, LTD

Paid Employee Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program


Key Skills
Customer ServicePayment ProcessingTransaction ProcessingEscrow AdministrationInsurance AdministrationLoan MaintenanceDocumentationLoan FundingDeliveryDelinquency ManagementLoss MitigationCompliance ReportingVendor ManagementBillingsCross Training
Categories
Finance & AccountingCustomer Service & Support
Benefits
HealthDentalVisionEmployer HSA ContributionPaid Time OffVolunteer Time Off401K With Employer MatchPaid STDLTDPaid Employee Life InsuranceParental LeaveEmployee Assistance Program
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