Tag Archives: Loan Origination System

Origination Automation: Is There Low Hanging Fruit?

Eric Lindeen
Topics: Operational Efficiency, Technology
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In a recent CEB TowerGroup webinar industry analyst Frank Bria stated that all the low hanging fruit of automation has already been accomplished. In a sense, this is certainly true. Banks have invested in automation for decades, focusing on the parts of the process that will provide the best return on investment (ROI). As a… Continue reading →

Automate Merchant Originations and Grow Wallet Share

Kristal Butler
Topics: Customer Acquisition and Retention, Operational Efficiency, Technology
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The original impetus for loan origination systems and application processing was B2C and involved FI’s strategically finding ways to grow the sheer number of consumers in their portfolios.  However, today there is a strong area of growth outside of the consumer space that warrants implementing automation.  It is in the B2B space: Merchant Services.

Small… Continue reading →

Just Because It Ain’t Broke, Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Fix It

Tom Johnson
Topics: Operational Efficiency, Technology
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There is a very popular sentiment that is expressed whenever the topic of legacy system replacement comes up; if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This is the phrase that stops any debate on legacy system replacement dead in its tracks. There is no good comeback. Why spend millions of dollars to replace a system… Continue reading →

Technology: The Silver Lining in the Banking Crisis Series – Cost Reduction

Tom Johnson
Topics: Operational Efficiency, Technology
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My first point here is that banks are not IT shops and should not try to be. They need to focus on their core capabilities and the things that differentiate themselves in the market. With new regulatory pressures projected to consume the majority of banks’ already diminished IT capabilities (I’m sure most of you have… Continue reading →