Title Examiner

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Job description

Title Examiner

This role is located in Mishawaka, IN

Want to continue to grow and enhance your career within a local company? Do you strive to achieve high performance and enjoy making an impact on the community where integrity and excellence is valued and where you can take your career to the next level? Then, Metropolitan Title has a place for you!

Who We Are:

Metropolitan Title is dedicated to managing and safeguarding property transactions for our fellow Hoosiers. Whether in Indiana real estate, lending, property ownership, legal, or engineering, we are committed to serving our clients with exceptional services at a fair and honest price. We believe that Indiana communities are made stronger when people come together, support one another, and share their lives. And, with that, we pride ourselves in bringing in professional and dynamic people who want to grow their careers with a Company who treats everyone with strong, supportive Hoosier values every time, as it has been since 1857. So, come start your career with a Company who cares!

"Indiana's Title Company" is more than a slogan. It's our business mission and is reflected in the manner in which we serve Indiana families and businesses from generation to generation.

What We Offer:

• Exciting, innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment with an excellent work/life balance
• Challenging and progressive career opportunities
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness programs
• Retirement Program with Employer Match!
• Best practice Paid Time Off policies and paid holidays
• Open communication, recognition programs, and team-building events
• And much more to motivated, results-oriented individuals who want to make a real difference in their community and role!

What You'll Do:

As the Title Examiner, you will review, research, and examine titles and public records to create reports and closing packages, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely information.

Your Accountabilities in the Role:

• Reviews and evaluates titles to ensure all documents are complete, accurate, and done on time.
• Reviews documentation such as deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, and other documents to determine ownership, encumbrances, and to verify legal descriptions of property.
• Researches and evaluates records relating to property taxes, federal and state inheritance/estate taxes, liens, judgments, bankruptcy filings, and other records to have complete and accurate information.
• Analyzes the chain of title, and/or defects in the chain of title, to prepare reports outlining title-related matters for resolution.
• Reviews and ensures that the title to a property in question has no restrictions that may prevent or hinder its sale or use.
• Synthesizes all the information to prepare complete and accurate property reports and title commitments.

Position Requirements:

• Education: High School diploma or GED
• Experience: 3+ years of experience in reviewing and analyzing title related documents and meeting output goals.
• Functional Skills: Strong researching, planning, prioritizing, organizing, and execution skills; excellent with problem-solving, time management and strong attention to details; solid analytical and math skills; strong in managing large amounts of data and ensuring completeness and accuracy of documents.
• Certifications: N/A
• Technology Aptitude/Other: Advanced PC and Microsoft skills
• Language Skills: Basic verbal and written communication skills to provide information, instruction, and present documents well.
• Leadership/Behaviors: Self-driven and results-oriented. Able to work independently to get the job done. Requires a conceptual, logical thinker who can figure things out to meet deadlines. Able to work in a fast-paced environment with ease.
• Culture of the area: Highly-driven, high-energy group based on time-sensitive transactions; can work well within the team and independently.

Other Important Information:

Pay/Salary : Pay is commensurate with proven expertise.

• And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows!

Reports To : Production Manager

Core Hours: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Typical Work Week: M-F; 40-45 hours a week on average

Direct Reports: None

Travel: L imited

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer