In one sentence
The party administering a loan after closing, collecting payments, managing escrows, and maintaining the record.
The longer version
The servicer is the borrower's ongoing point of contact and the keeper of the loan's operational record for years. Servicing quality determines whether covenant tests, reserve releases, and reporting happen cleanly.
Servicers inherit the closing file, so its completeness directly shapes how smoothly they can do the job.
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