Mortgage Loan Specialist 2 - Bilingual

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business._ Mortgage Loan Specialist II is responsible for one or more of the following duties:  sends out closing instructions to closing agents, prepares closing disclosures, and funds loans; accepts lock requests from Mortgage Loan Officers and locks loans with investors; gathers, verifies and compiles application information for a mortgage loan, ensuring that the file documentation and data is complete and meets established guidelines.  Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** * Acts as a liaison between the borrower, loan officer, underwriter, and loan closer. * Collects required documents from applicants and follows up on missing items. * Orders and reviews appropriate documents to ensure all paperwork is complete for loan. * Checks appropriate data programs for accuracy and completeness of information. * Accepts lock requests from MLOs, reviews for compliance with current pricing model, locks loans with Investors and obtains management approval for variances if needed.  * Works with MLO in expiring locks and for requests in extensions/modifications and requests changes with Investor. * Reviews closing package and registers the loan with appropriate investors. * Prepares loan funding and sends to accounting, and enters wire information into Jack Henry. * Ensures all departmental documents and activities are performed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures as applicable to this position, including completion of required compliance training. * Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. **Qualifications** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. **Skills** * Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations * Ability to write simple correspondence * Ability to write routine reports and business correspondence * Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients and other employees in the organization **Education and/or Experience**   * HS Diploma/GED * 1-2 years mortgage processing preferred * Experience closing, processing or shipping mortgage loan files is preferred. **Computer Skills**  * MS Office programs _Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person's race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications._