In one sentence
The role owning loan documentation and boarding, ensuring the closed loan is complete, accurate, and correctly set up for servicing.
The longer version
Loan admin sits between closing and servicing, verifying that documents are executed and complete and that the loan boards accurately. Errors caught here are cheap; errors that reach servicing are expensive.
The handoff from closing to admin to servicing is where files scatter, and where an organized deal record pays off directly in fewer boarding errors.
Common questions
- What does a loan administrator do?
- Owns the closed loan's documentation and setup: reviews the file for completeness, boards the loan in the servicing system, and tracks post-closing items to completion.
- How is loan administration different from servicing?
- Loan administration focuses on documentation and setup, often within the lender. Servicing handles ongoing payments, escrows and borrower requests, sometimes by a separate servicer.
- What does a loan administrator check after closing?
- That every executed document is present and correct, recorded items come back, the final title policy matches, and reserves and terms are set up accurately.
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