Fannie Mae
Mortgage Default Litigation and REO Attorney
Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.
As a valued contributor to our Single Family Legal Credit Loss Management team (“CLM”), you will work with team members and management to provide legal counsel and services to the business to minimize credit loss and legal risk, and to support the business in achieving its objectives. You will provide legal advice and support to Single Family business units on legal risk for default-related matters and REO, including managing litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters and oversee outside counsel as needed. You will also support the CLM team in efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and minimize operational risk.
Responsibilities
Manage litigation matters involving Single Family mortgage loans to favorable outcomes for Fannie Mae, including foreclosure actions, bankruptcy proceedings, borrower suits, quiet title actions, evictions, and related REO litigation.
Oversee and manage outside counsel in an efficient and cost-effective manner and ensure effective legal representation.
Prepare legal documents as needed related to litigation and transactional matters.
Negotiate litigation-related agreements and services contracts where needed in conjunction with business stakeholders.
Prepare and present legal guidance, memos, and training.
Provide counsel and advice to Single Family business units as needed to support business objectives and strategies.
Qualifications Minimum Required Experiences
8 years related legal experience in corporate or law firm in the financial services industry.
Juris Doctorate degree.
Prior experience managing litigation.
Strong drafting, analytical and oral advocacy skills.
Comfort managing heavy caseloads and working with cross-functional teams.
Practical, highly responsive and organized approach to providing legal services and advice.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, produce timely legal advice, and work with non-legal business partners.
Proactive, strategic problem solver.
Familiarity with legal issues relating to REO or real property ownership generally.
Preferred Experiences
Law firm experience working with mortgage servicers or in-house legal experience at a financial services firm, GSE, or mortgage investor.
Familiarity with Fannie Mae Selling and Servicing Guides.
Demonstrated experience analyzing processes and implementing technology-driven improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Proven ability to identify operational gaps, recommend solutions, and deploy tools or systems that streamline workflows, enhance compliance, and support organizational objectives.
Target Pay Range : $196,000 – $264,000 a year
EEO Statement Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
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As a valued contributor to our Single Family Legal Credit Loss Management team (“CLM”), you will work with team members and management to provide legal counsel and services to the business to minimize credit loss and legal risk, and to support the business in achieving its objectives. You will provide legal advice and support to Single Family business units on legal risk for default-related matters and REO, including managing litigation and alternative dispute resolution matters and oversee outside counsel as needed. You will also support the CLM team in efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and minimize operational risk.
Responsibilities
Manage litigation matters involving Single Family mortgage loans to favorable outcomes for Fannie Mae, including foreclosure actions, bankruptcy proceedings, borrower suits, quiet title actions, evictions, and related REO litigation.
Oversee and manage outside counsel in an efficient and cost-effective manner and ensure effective legal representation.
Prepare legal documents as needed related to litigation and transactional matters.
Negotiate litigation-related agreements and services contracts where needed in conjunction with business stakeholders.
Prepare and present legal guidance, memos, and training.
Provide counsel and advice to Single Family business units as needed to support business objectives and strategies.
Qualifications Minimum Required Experiences
8 years related legal experience in corporate or law firm in the financial services industry.
Juris Doctorate degree.
Prior experience managing litigation.
Strong drafting, analytical and oral advocacy skills.
Comfort managing heavy caseloads and working with cross-functional teams.
Practical, highly responsive and organized approach to providing legal services and advice.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, produce timely legal advice, and work with non-legal business partners.
Proactive, strategic problem solver.
Familiarity with legal issues relating to REO or real property ownership generally.
Preferred Experiences
Law firm experience working with mortgage servicers or in-house legal experience at a financial services firm, GSE, or mortgage investor.
Familiarity with Fannie Mae Selling and Servicing Guides.
Demonstrated experience analyzing processes and implementing technology-driven improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Proven ability to identify operational gaps, recommend solutions, and deploy tools or systems that streamline workflows, enhance compliance, and support organizational objectives.
Target Pay Range : $196,000 – $264,000 a year
EEO Statement Fannie Mae is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital or parental status, or any other protected factor. Fannie Mae is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the company. If you need assistance using our online system and/or you need a reasonable accommodation related to the hiring/application process, please complete this form.
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