Home Retention Specialist I
US-TX-Irving
Careers (External)
Req #: 10958
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: Are you looking to take your career from good to great? As an employee of PenFed, every day is an opportunity to thrive, and be part of a team working to ensure our organization is providing world class service to our members, employees, and our communities. We exist to help our members realize their full potential, educate and encourage their dreams, and make every effort to follow our mission and help our members "do better." Joining PenFed is more than being an employee; it's about being a part of the PenFed family. PenFed is hiring a (Hybrid) Home Retention Specialist I at our Irving, Texas service center. The Home Retention Specialist will be responsible for daily mortgage collection efforts. Specialists will communicate with members in pursuit of delinquency alternatives. While ensuring the highest level of customer service, duties will include; maintaining regular account follow-ups for both hardship resolutions and/or payments of outstanding mortgage balances. Schedule: Monday-Friday 10am-7pm CST Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned. * Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, handling interactions with mortgage members and processing communications needed through various channels. * Maintaining servicing protocols including, but not limited to Investor or Insurer, Federal and State servicing guidelines and requirements * Meeting established servicer performance benchmarks * Review open accounts for collection and skip trace efforts * Collect member's payments in accordance with payment due dates * Identify opportunities to streamline and automate internal processes. Assist with improving efficiencies to increase the effectiveness of the department. * Provide timely follow-up on payment arrangements * Address and resolve general and escalated member issues * Home Retention specialists are required to keep notes on all calls so that a history is maintained for all account regarding collections efforts. Notes must be clear and concise so that readers can understand the hardship issue. *This role is responsible for ensuring business continuity.* Qualifications: Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered. * High School diploma or general education degree (GED). * Minimum of 3+ years of related experience preferred; strong Mortgage Servicing background highly preferred. * Must be upbeat and positive. * Knowledge of servicing of Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA). * Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite. * Ability to work independently as well as part of a team and focus results. * Experience with telephone customer contact. Supervisory Responsibility This position will not supervise employees. Licenses and Certifications There are no additional certifications required. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise. *Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.* Travel Ability to travel to various worksites and be on-call may be required.
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