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Does your mortgage software LOS vendor stay nimble?

 

Today’s volatile market is not just about the product decision; it’s about the impact on the business that is driving more lenders to look at a “new normal” amidst unprecedented opportunities and threats. These competitive dynamics when addressed as a whole and supported by a complete offering enable growth and speed (workflow), reduce costs and increase profitability for lending institutions.

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OpenClose is privately held allowing us to stay nimble, consumer-facing websites supporting the increase in online buyers, sales and support staff industry experience combined have delivered over 300 systems. With no additional fees for the Pricing Engine and keeps fees lower and with less integration. Social media, configurable workflow and rules automation provides safeguards allowing for higher delivery percentages, better investor pricing and turn times. Easily added custom fields and flexible implementation provided by our system architecture allow clients use our system without the need for additional staff, hardware, or software.

 


 

Mortgage Technology Magazine awards OpenClose a Top Service Provider

 
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Contact: Frank Bocchino
frank@openclose.cm
(561) 804-4576

West Palm Beach, Fla. April 21, 2013 -- Mortgage software (http://openclose.com/industries/lending/default.aspx) developers OpenClose (http://www.openclose.com) , was once again named by Mortgage Technology magazine as one of the industry’s Top 50 Mortgage Service Providers.

“OpenClose developed a management dashboard and business reporting system that complements its end-to-end LOS and can be configured to meet the needs of a lender’s managers,” states the Mortgage Technology article. “The West Palm Beach, Fla.-based company’s offerings include private-label lender websites, a PPE and social media manage- ment tools for originators. It also enhanced its LOS with new third-party integrations.”

“Mortgage Technology always does a great job of identifying true trendsetters,” said J.P. Kelly, President, OpenClose. “OpenClose pioneered web-based mortgage and continues to lead the way in forging ways for lenders to stay ahead through easy to use software.”

About OpenClose OpenClose is a pioneer of Software as a Service (SaaS) computing solutions for the financial industry since 1999. With OpenClose Social, its social media management software users can easily create and post social media content simultaneously on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, corporate websites and blogs. It allows marketers to automatically aggregate pertinent news and content for writing, reposting, and distribution. Administrators can then monitor, track and analyze what's being said about their company, and competitors. Options include group discussion (forums), blogging; lead management, and multiple accounts posting. Visit the company's Web site at www.openclose.com

 

Mortgage software: The best value proposition through SaaS

 

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OpenClose was one of the first providers of Software as a Service (SaaS), offering mortgage companies leading-edge, Web-based solutions since 1999.  Founded by mortgage bankers, OpenClose continues to focus on lenders. Our products are rapidly deployed for an emerging need or an end-to-end solution.

Our primary model remains the same SaaS model that has been at the forefront of the industry for the past decade. We believe in the “One Vendor/One System” strategy that eliminates software incompatibility. Customers choose third party vendors rather than get up-charged from partner.  In today’s age of changing regulations and fluctuating demand, a Web-based mortgage banking solution is the only logical choice.  

OpenClose is completely Web-based so your solution is accessible 24/7 from any computer and it’s easy to configure and adapt to market changes.  Other competing solutions “utilize Web technologies” or are “Web-enabled” but they still require certain hardware, software, and client-server networking.    

OpenClose, built in modern (.NET) technology is supported by mature, service-over-sales approach delivery. It provides a variety of Web-based solutions for credit unions, banks, and mortgage lenders from loan origination software, loan pricing, website design and social media marketing

 

OpenClose: First Quarter right on track

 

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OpenClose had one of its best years in sales while continuing to enhance its product offering to meet the needs of the residential mortgage banking industry. Perhaps the greatest testament to our mortgage software and service is that many of our customers’ contracts came up for renewal last year and all re-signed.

Keeping compliance in the forefront, OpenClose has continued to make the loan process easier to use across platforms. Most notably it released OC Optics: a new Enterprise Reporting System that combines configurable management dashboard tools with a powerful graph and reporting solution to be used with its loan origination software. 

A matured LOS, OpenClose continues with the spirit of innovators and continued to make strides in burgeoning areas through our social media management software as well as a being a recognized as a financial social media influencer through our blog.  According to one recent study, about 52% of U.S. adults now use social media - 81% of people ages 18 to 24, 67% of 25-to-34-year-olds and 59% of 35-to-44-year-olds. In the next 5 years 70% of mortgage originations will come from Gen X and Gen Y consumers.  OpenClose anticipates the needs of the industry rather than waits to catch up.

MBA Technology Conference: Sunny Concerns

 

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I just spent a few days at the MBA Technology Conference in sunny Florida and walked away with some great learnings of some great new products and services. I also had and a few concerns.

Take for example my first sentence where I refered to "sunny Florida" but the weather was sketchy at best and last month was (almost) as cold elsewhere in the country. With that, it reminds me of the saying, perception becomes reality. And so those concerns I mentioned refer to the "sunny" description of those new products without testing them to know if they were truly "hot" or just "Hollywood"

Does your current loan origination software provider lead with “Image” or “Integrity”? For those lenders, banks, and credit unions considering a new technology / LOS solution, watchful consideration must be given to the product demo as well as what is to be delivered. Moeover, the service, as well as the character and reputation behind the company is on stage as well.

By getting to know more about the character of the leadership team (the two I’s) and longterm objectives of the provider, one may sleep better at night after due diligence is done.

Once substance replaces sizzle, then the real considerations begins. Despite what some of the eager vendors there said, there is no "one size fits all" when it comes to mortgage software. Every lender has unique needs and requirements and needs to find the right match for truly sunny days ahead.

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Does Your LOS Have Advanced Analytics?

 

Does Your LOS Have Advanced Analytics?

BY TONY GARRITANO APRIL 18, 2013

TonyGAs the LOS war heats up, smart vendors are looking to incorporate analytics into their core offering. For example, I learned that origination vendor OpenClose has launched the latest version of OC Optics, a loan production analytics and reporting solution. OC Optics relies on the proactive approach to loan management reporting. It can easily be configured to automatically send out reports to each department or employee based on job function. Now originators, processors, underwriters, secondary, through post closing can get only the reports they need. Here’s how it works:

The data analytics management module for its loan origination software includes analytics and enhanced reporting for any mortgage banking channel. The new OC Optics release, which includes scorecards, report building, and power-packaged reports for busy banking executives, comes fully implemented and is instantly accessible from a Web-browser.

It accesses the entire loan database and boils it down to only the pertinent info and allows advanced scheduling, automatically delivering reports it at the desire times. Authorized users can schedule reports daily, weekly, monthly, to be delivered to users, department heads, managers, to have them waiting on their desks.

Want to see which employees or branches, or even loan products aren’t pulling their weight? The new scorecard feature tracks, analyzes and ranks like a stock analyst or a sports franchise might. Need to check reports of loans about to expire, but get bogged down with other work? The new power-packed reporting let’s you choose exact data you need, posts it in your dashboard in a chart, sends it to you in an email, allows your to download it as raw data, an Excel chart, etc. Prepackaged power reports come standard. Edit colors, chart type and a variety of key performance indicators to match products, divisions, etc.

The other major competitive advantage with OC Optics is that it comes installed and integrated for its loan origination users with all the data mapped and analyzed. The implementation period is done in a matter of days at a greatly reduced, simplified step.

“As the loan origination and funding industry becomes more complex, the need for simplification in the loan software industry has come to the forefront,” says JP Kelly, OpenClose president.  “The lenders we talk with want compliant and comprehensive solutions that are easy for all their employees to use. Our latest release of OC Optics with its scorecards, and power report building, does just that. It’s fully integrated into the LOS. That means there can be no implementation nightmares, no delays, and no mapping errors. Just the reports they need when they need them.”

OC Optics utilizes web-based technologies, designed to allow organizations to consolidate information from multiple data sources (e.g. loan origination, servicing, accounting) into a single, graphical view of the organization. From the dashboard, users are always just a click away extracting critical information into a Microsoft Excel workbook for further analysis or saving reports as PDF documents for distribution. The system is accessible via a web browser, tablet device or smart phone.

In the market today some lenders are trying to cobble together output from loan origination systems, spreadsheets and separate risk management tools in an attempt to analyze their loan production. OC Optics brings it all together in a single web-based solution, combining reporting from all areas of the organization.

Margins Squeezed by loan origination software vendor?

 
 

Your Margins Are Getting Squeezed. Again.


Your loan origination software vendor may be increasing their profits by raising transaction fees on third-party services (docs, flood, credit, fraud, etc.). Some of which, they may own. But every LOS vendor does that right? Uhm, no.
 
OpenClose is a mortgage banking solution that lets you choose from a variety of independent third party interfaces. Whether its a per loan price or a flat monthly fee, your price is your price. Learn what makes partnering with us so different. Find a better LOS. Find a better LOS company.
 
 
 
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You inherited that loan origination software?

 

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It's not your fault.


You inherited that loan origination software. It's what the company has always used. And the lack of proper training, that unresponsive support, those lost files -- those headaches are the same with every LOS vendor, right?  Uhm, no.

OpenClose is a mortgage banking solution that's easy to use and taught to you by real bankers -- not manuals written by software developers. Learn what makes partnering with us so different. Find a better LOS. Find a better LOS company.

Loan Origination: Is it tomorrow ready?

 

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“Is your LOS prepared for todays as well as tomorrow’s market?” 

 OpenClose delivers modern and mature, forward thinking tools that enable mortgage bankers to make better decisions.  

 

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Mortgage Round Up from OpenClose mortgage software

 
  • Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co. and Ally Financial Inc. have cut struggling homeowners' mortgage balances by $19 billion, part of a total $45.8 billion in relief provided under a landmark settlement over foreclosure abuses. 
  • According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) recently released National Delinquency Survey, delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties in the U.S. fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.09 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, the lowest level since 2008, a decrease of 31 basis points from the previous quarter, and down 49 basis points from one year ago.
  • Residential lenders originated around 3% more in U.S. loans during the fourth quarter than in the third quarter, according to the 2012 Mortgage Lender Ranking from Mortgage Daily.

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