MONICA HOOKS
Ft. Worth
Summary
Results-driven Commercial Escrow Officer with nearly 25 years of experience in title insurance. Expertise in managing complex commercial real estate transactions, including national, multi-site, and condominium deals. Proficient in document preparation, escrow account management, title examination, and risk assessment, while adhering to ALTA Best Practices. Strong communication and customer service skills, with a proven ability to navigate challenging situations and prioritize effectively.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Vice President/ Commercial Escrow Officer
Republic Title of Texas, Inc.
02.2001 - 12.2025
- Manage the overall closing process.
- Maintain professional relationship with customers.
- Provide status of the transaction throughout the closing process to the appropriate customers.
- Review contract, title commitment, and lender instructions in order to prepare settlement statements and the necessary real estate documents for closing.
- Provide a professional closing experience to include obtaining appropriate signatures, handling of good funds, and meeting all title and lender requirements, including addressing title objections and pro forma.
- Complete knowledge and ability to handle a commercial real estate transaction from the receipt of the contract through funding / disbursement and policy prep.
- Prepare the closing file for the disbursement according to the company disbursement guidelines.
- Resolve all post-closing reconciliation issues including company reports and according to company time frames.
Education
High School Diploma -
Northview Highschool
Dothan01-1986
High School Diploma - Paralegal Studies
Ashworth College
Phoenix, AZ01-2001
Business Administration And Criminal Justice
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, NV01-1989
Skills
- FAST (First American) systems escrow platform
- Advanced knowledge of texas title insurance regulations
- Advanced knowledge of real estate transactions / closings
- Advanced knowledge of escrow / settlement services / accounting
- ALTA Best Practices
- Strong critical thinking / analysis skills
- Customer service oriented
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
- Moderate underwriting / examination skills
- Moderate risk assessment / claim prevention
- Proficient with document preparation / review
- Collaboration and coordination with insureds, counsel and underwriting
- Collaboration and coordination with other title agents
- Strong ethical values
- Pro-professional development / cross training
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Strategic leadership flexibility
- Project oversight / delegation
- Business development
- Skilled at organizational development
- Skilled at operations management
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- A self starter and versatile
- Ability to productively interact with peers, customers and management
- Strong organizational abilities
Timeline
Sr. Vice President/ Commercial Escrow Officer
Republic Title of Texas, Inc.
02.2001 - 12.2025
High School Diploma -
Northview Highschool
High School Diploma - Paralegal Studies
Ashworth College
Business Administration And Criminal Justice
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
ON A SIDE NOTE...
I’m especially interested in growing and developing in leadership, underwriting, innovations in modern office / corporate culture, and cultivating and tapping into methods of contemporary business development. Outside of the professional space, I enjoy writing, the performing arts, performance driving, auto racing, walking, and traveling- getting out into nature.