MARY-K. FANELLI
19 Old Mamaroneck Road

White Plains, NY 10605

914-772-6342

 

Westchester Land Services

Operations Manager April 2013 to October 2014

 

Receive title orders and open files. Confirm property details, order necessary searches, find survey leads and obtain quotes for new surveys.

 

Prepare title examines for all Westchester properties.

 

Read titles and prepare title reports.

 

Responsible for all clearance matters prior to closing.

 

Supervise closing desk. Including final review of documents to be recorded, billing and post-closing issues as they may arise.

 

 

First Westchester Title Agency
Operations Manager August 2005 to May 2011

Initiated and set up all procedures, programs, forms, bookkeeping records and general office protocol for startup title agency.

 

Received title applications and ordered necessary searches from various vendors.

 

Examination and preparation of title abstracts for Westchester properties.

 

Responsible for assembling all title reports including reading the title abstracts, reviewing municipal searches and taxes, survey readings, calculating closing costs and arranging for any prior outstanding title issues to be resolved.

 

Coordinated closings schedule with clients, subsequently ordering and/or performing all necessary search updates and mortgage payoff letters, then reviewing all final title costs and arranging for a title closer to be present.

 

Post closing matters, including but not limited to, preparing and delivering title policies, the responsibility of the return of mortgage packages to clients, cashiering files and recording documents with the appropriate County Clerk offices.

 

Prepared and submitted monthly remittance reports to the agency’s underwriters.

 

Arranged and participated in the underwriter audits, always matching or exceeding the underwriter’s standards.

 

Consumer Marketing Services, Inc.
Staff Manager/Field Examiner May 2003 to December 2005

 

Managed a field staff of eight (8) covering four (4) counties. Duties included overseeing work flow, assisting examiners when needed and training new hires.

 

Investigated historical real estate records within various counties in Southern New York State, including Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Orange Counties.

 

Conducted title searches of residential, commercial, and industrial properties.

 

Assembled various chains of title through the examination, reviewing, and abstracting of real estate documents, including deeds, mortgages, agreements, easements, and more, that may affect the real property under examination.

 

 

Regal Title Agency
Production Manager April 2002 to March 2003

 

Received applications for title insurance, prepare acknowledgments, order abstracts, surveys and necessary municipal searches.

 

Prepared written acknowledgments of applications, insuring accurate and complete information.

Ordered title abstracts, tax reports, and departmental searches.

 

Procured or ordered new surveys and prepared Survey Reading.

 

Calculated amounts to be collected at closing for conveyance tax, mortgage tax, real property tax, and recording fees.

Followed up with status of pending work in order to produce title reports in a timely manner.

 

Post closing review to verify the accuracy of the funds collected, record ability of documents then ensured prompt recording of documents after closing.

 

Hyper Abstract Corp.
Senior Title Examiner 1996 to 2001

 

Received applications for examination of land ownership, using state, county, and local records to evaluate property ownership and existence of liens.

 

Prepared comprehensive and concise title abstracts pf the information collected.

 

Served as liaison among clients, staff examiners, and County Clerk personnel.

 

Trained and mentored new examiners.

 

Lenox Abstract Corp.
Owner/Operator 1994 to 1996

Established business relationships with multiple abstract companies and law firms in the tri-state area.

 

Responsible for all phases of business, including examination of residential and commercial properties, review of documents offered for recordings, and billing for work completed. 

 

 

Allied Abstract Corp.
Examiner 1987 to 1990 and 1991 to 1994

Prepared residential and commercial abstracts using records County Clerk's Office, Surrogate Court, and Supreme Court.

 

Supervised client contact, responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships.

 

Promoted to Production Manager becoming responsible for the completion and review of all continuation searches, foreclosure searches, attorney searches, training of new staff and for tracking the work flow of the full staff guaranteeing that completion dates were met.

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