Escrow Officer

Posted On 02/04/2025

Work Experience:

3-5 years

Salary: $18-22 / hr

Location:

Houston, Texas 77027

Patten Title Company is a full-service, Texas-based title company serving all real estate title needs with locations in the Houston & Austin areas. We are currently looking for a licensed Escrow Officer with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of title experience.

• Assisting the Escrow Closing team to ensure successful transactions.
• Collaborate with the title department to resolve title issues such as legal descriptions, easements, lot splits, vesting, all tax liens, abstracts of judgments, bankruptcies, boundary disputes, encroachments, Lis Pendens, etc.
• Prepare, balance, confirm approval and distribute Closing Disclosures, HUD-1, &/or settlement statements.
• Secure lender, seller and/or broker approval of loan closing documents.
• Ensure all payoffs, taxes, and HOA are updated and collected.
• Address all inquiries from clients, sellers, buyers, agents, and Asset Management Companies professionally and promptly.
• Conduct closings with various customers:
  Realtors, lenders, investors.
• Confirm closing dates, location, documentation, and funds due at closing with borrowers.
• Attend and participate in weekly team meetings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• 3-5 years of title company experience
• Great knowledge base regarding Purchase, Refinance, Commercial & Investor business
• Understanding of Texas Department of Insurance Basic Manual procedures and rules
• Full-time physical attendance is an essential function of the job
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills

• Medical
• Vision
• FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) with employer matching up to 4% of salary