{"id":4076,"date":"2020-09-04T09:48:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T09:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/47billion.com\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:16:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:16:00","slug":"digital-transformation-guide-for-mortgage-lenders-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/47billion.com\/blog\/digital-transformation-guide-for-mortgage-lenders-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Transformation Guide for Mortgage Lenders in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The mortgage industry in the USA is now at a junction where lenders want to take the road to digital transformation or stick to the conventional process of LOS\/LMS. Mortgage rates in the US have dropped to below 3% for the first time ever in July 2020, which means that many people would apply for residential loans.
When this happens most of the lenders would be overwhelmed with the amount of work they have as this many applications would choke the pipeline, to review and approve these loans in time and at speed without errors would be a humanly impossible task unless they use technology that not only augments current workload but also shows promises to a sustainable future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key considerations for transformation<\/strong> In order to achieve a smooth and rapid transformation, a lender must consider the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What are your digital transformation goals and objectives?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
What role do people, processes, and technology play in your strategy?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
How does your organizational culture manage change?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
What is the organizational commitment to training?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Is there a formal process of governance?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Are the business and technology strategies synchronized?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
How does your strategy align with your 3rd Party providers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Answers to the above questions would lead to ordering things in priority and capturing the most critical business aspects on a first thing first basis.
How does it work today?<\/strong> A typical Loan origination process covers the following aspects-
People –<\/strong> Applicant starts with 1003 data collection, uploads documents, and provides access to digital data.