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Corporate - General Attorney in Madison, WI

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Jun 18,2017 Location USA Madison WI
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In-House

Attorney

Corporate - General

Min 5 yrs required

Profile

Associate General Counsel - Secondary Markets Duties: Acts as the legal lead on a multi-departmental team, manages commercial transaction issues including conducting due diligence, drafting, reviewing and negotiating letters of intent, term sheets, and sales agreements, etc. Also act as the legal project manager, tracking and managing all stages of business deals including overseeing outside counsel, keeping business leaders apprised of progress and issues, and bringing closure to transactions. Reviews and negotiates mortgage loan, servicing purchase and sale agreements with secondary market investors. Represents client in its secondary mortgage market transactions including performing and non-performing loan acquisitions and sales on both a servicing retained and servicing released basis. Represents client in connection with secured financings, structured warehouse facilities, including master repurchase agreements, and rated and unrated securitization transactions of performing and non-performing residential mortgage loans and servicing advances. Advises client regarding its mortgage banking and mortgage loan servicing businesses including federal, state and local consumer credit laws and regulations, licensing issues and servicing practices under existing securitizations and servicing agreements. Provides counsel on general corporate matters, including formation of corporate entities, establishing corporate procedures, raising capital and issuing securities, and compliance with various corporate and securities laws. Represents client in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, debt offerings, recapitalizations and strategic realignments. Reviews, drafts and negotiates complex vendor agreements and other contract handled or managed the legal aspects of servicing rights acquisitions, entity mergers and acquisitions, takeout investor trades, servicing advance and warehouse financing arrangements, vendor agreements, branch lease agreements, corporate secretarial functions, and all other transactional matters of the company. Participates and leads proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Adopts Fairway values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions and interpersonal interactions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification and Experience

Requirements: Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree from accredited law school and membership in good standing in one state bar. 5+ years of corporate, commercial, and/or transactional experience, with two years as lead or co-lead attorney on significant transactions. Demonstrated experience working with secondary market transactions and compliance issues related to consumer finance (specifically in mortgage origination and servicing). Demonstrated experience working with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae, consumer finance regulatory entities (CFPB, FTC), or other relevant experience in highly regulated industries. Demonstrated experience clearly and concisely communicating complex details in person and via email to both legal and non-legal audiences. Extensive knowledge and understanding federal and state statutes, regulations and interpretations governing residential mortgage lending, including TILA, RESPA, ECOA, HMDA and other consumer finance laws. Extensive knowledge and understanding of current business acumen. Extensive knowledge and understanding of state and federal laws and regulations to the day-to-day origination process and explaining to the branch network in a way they understand.

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