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Jason Berlin

Tempe,AZ

Summary

By providing customer service support and legal negotiations for more than a decade, I have prepared and filed legal documents, settled delinquent accounts, and generated revenue while managing multiple client accounts. I have built corporate relationships, trained co-workers and mentored new employees.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Consumer Vehicle Lending Specialist

Bank of America
Tempe, AZ
11.2022 - Current
  • Researched and resolved discrepancies related to customer accounts in a timely manner.
  • Reach out to delinquent or high risk customers to secure payment and determine reason for delinquency
  • Negotiation of repayment on outstanding debt
  • Provide credit assistance including submission of extension requests, and fee waivers

Complaint Resolution Compliance and Tracking

  • Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to consumer protection.
  • Compiled weekly summaries of unresolved complaints to keep track of progress.
  • Created presentations summarizing complaint trends for executive leadership team review.
  • Maintained accurate records of customer complaints, resolutions, and follow-up activities.
  • Assisted in the development of new processes and procedures for handling customer complaints.

Litigation Specialist

Lendmark Financial
Gilbert, AZ
02.2020 - 10.2022
  • Supporting branch operations to manage accounts placed for legal action
  • Identifying company-wide legal accounts where the borrower has filed for bankruptcy
  • Preparing and filing legal documents, including submitting attorney's invoices
  • Reviewing accounts for new legal placement and updating attorneys status reports

Legal Account Resolutions Specialist

Freedom Debt Relief
Tempe, AZ
03.2012 - 01.2020
  • Responsible for overseeing legal accounts and client escalations
  • Assisted clients in highly stressful situations after they had been served a court summons
  • Negotiated delinquent accounts for settlements, liens, garnishments and bank levies - Consistently met department goal
  • Managed up to 1,200 client accounts
  • Educated clients on negotiation process in order to settle their delinquent legal accounts
  • rained co-workers on the sensitivity of legal accounts and correct file handling

Bulk Negotiations Specialist

  • Established creditor relationship with national law firm
  • Assisted law offices in location of unmatched accounts and client escalations
  • Managed a portfolio of over 800 accounts per month
  • Averaged over 400 settlements per month in high pressure, call center environment
  • Prioritized work by ROI through bulk-scrub spreadsheets, containing over 12,000 accounts

Debt Settlement Specialist

  • Sent out POA's for client files to authorize creditors to engage with internal teams
  • Contacted originating creditors, collection agencies, and out of state attorney's offices to negotiate reduced settlements on delinquent accounts
  • Met time-sensitive deadlines while performing assigned tasks and exceeding quotas

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Political Science

Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Skills

  • Financial analysis
  • New business development
  • Conflict management
  • Account and client management
  • Database management
  • Creditor relations
  • Customer prospecting
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel

Affiliations

  • Employee Engagement

Accomplishments

  • Freedom Star of Excellence
  • Top Dog Award March 2018

Timeline

Consumer Vehicle Lending Specialist

Bank of America
11.2022 - Current

Litigation Specialist

Lendmark Financial
02.2020 - 10.2022

Legal Account Resolutions Specialist

Freedom Debt Relief
03.2012 - 01.2020

Some College (No Degree) - Political Science

Oakland Community College
Jason Berlin