4 signs that digital mortgages are coming in hot
October 3, 2017 6:17 PM
"Digital mortgage" is the hot new buzzword taking over the industry. But what is a digital mortgage anyways? And how did we get here?
Industry professionals helped define thedigital mortgage experience at the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference last week in San Francisco.
In a live survey conducted during the conference by NMN and Mortgage Cadence, the majority of respondents defined a digital mortgage as a fully end-to-end electronic process, which includes theborrower experience , internal processes and electronic closings.
Almost 14% defined a digital mortgage as having an electronic borrower experience and digital internal processes, and about 10.4% claimed a digital mortgage constituted an online experience for the borrower.
Of those participants, only nine voted that they already have a true end-to-end solution in place, with the vast majority claiming they have some, but not all, features available. About 34.4% are still determining the best approach for their specific organization.
Participants cited a number of reasons for not yet reaching their digital mortgage goals, with about 44.1% blaming current internal technology limitations. The second most common reason involved budgetary constraints, followed by stakeholder considerations, such as Board and C-Suite. About 3.5% of professionals claimed the impersonalization of technology prevented them from achieving their digital mortgage goals.
Participants also weighed-in on their organization's timeline for offering a true digital mortgage experience for their borrowers.
Most attendees anticipate being able to offer borrowers a fully digital experience within 18-24 months, followed by almost 18% who said their organizations will be ready in 24-48 months. Only 11 voters claimed they needed over 48 months to offer borrowers a fully electronic experience.
Here's a recap of the survey, with charts to explain the respondents' answers.
Industry professionals helped define the
In a live survey conducted during the conference by NMN and Mortgage Cadence, the majority of respondents defined a digital mortgage as a fully end-to-end electronic process, which includes the
Almost 14% defined a digital mortgage as having an electronic borrower experience and digital internal processes, and about 10.4% claimed a digital mortgage constituted an online experience for the borrower.
Of those participants, only nine voted that they already have a true end-to-end solution in place, with the vast majority claiming they have some, but not all, features available. About 34.4% are still determining the best approach for their specific organization.
Participants cited a number of reasons for not yet reaching their digital mortgage goals, with about 44.1% blaming current internal technology limitations. The second most common reason involved budgetary constraints, followed by stakeholder considerations, such as Board and C-Suite. About 3.5% of professionals claimed the impersonalization of technology prevented them from achieving their digital mortgage goals.
Participants also weighed-in on their organization's timeline for offering a true digital mortgage experience for their borrowers.
Most attendees anticipate being able to offer borrowers a fully digital experience within 18-24 months, followed by almost 18% who said their organizations will be ready in 24-48 months. Only 11 voters claimed they needed over 48 months to offer borrowers a fully electronic experience.
Here's a recap of the survey, with charts to explain the respondents' answers.
What is your organization's understanding of a digital mortgage?
About 76% of surveyed participants claimed a digital mortgage constitutes a fully end-to-end digital solution, including the borrower experience and internal processes in addition to electronic closings.
Based upon your previous answer, what is the current state of your digital mortgage solution?
Only 5% of voters have a true end-to-end electronic solution already in place, with most having some, but not all, available features.
What is standing between you today and where you want to be with your digital mortgage solution?
About 44% of industry professionals blamed current technology limitations for not yet having reached their digital mortgage goals.
What's your organization's timeline for offering a true digital mortgage experience for borrowers?
With exactly 11 votes each, the same number of surveyed participants said they either have a fully electronic mortgage experience for their borrowers already in place, or will need over 48 months to do so.
