Loan origination systems
Loan origination is basically the applying of loan by a borrower and processing the same application by the lender. All the steps from getting the application and providing funds to the borrower are included in the loan origination process. With development of technology, loan origination systems, which are also called as LOS, have come into market. These systems are playing great role and assisting banks and other financial institutions that offer loan, in magnificent manner.
There are many types of LOS available in the market. All these systems have been developed after taking into consideration the requirements of banks etc so that their loan origination process is perfectly supported. Different types of processes involved in loan origination are taken care of by the loan origination systems through workflow technology. Digital imaging technology is also used in these systems. This ensures that there are no delays in processing of loan application and there are no inefficiencies regarding paper documents handling. Applications are automatically routed by these systems, which support different types of origination channels.
These systems support all types of loans and other related products. Even an efficient interface for various types of external systems is offered so that loan processes in a smooth manner. Some of important objectives fulfilled through loan origination systems are internal credit checking, compliance with set standards, credit scores check etc. Loan origination systems have been quite successful in managing and configuring the credit policies of lending institutions. Business processes are mapped through the workflow management. For each type of loan product, a specific workflow is managed by the system.
Even business partners are facilitated by these systems through multiple client touch points. Status of each loan application can be tracked online. One of best uses of loan origination systems is that a person can measure the performance of employee as well as turnaround time for each application. Offers regarding loan products are generated by these origination systems on the basis of risk profile of the applicant. All types of pre-approval documents are scanned and stored by the system. In this manner, a paper-less workflow is maintained. Lending institutions using these systems are also able to create different types of collaterals for loans and manage them. Users are offered with secured access to the system.
Apart from the loan process, management of different departments of lender is carried out in perfect manner by the loan origination systems. For example, these systems have successfully managed business leads, sales force in field, credit policies of lender, risk policies prescribed by the lender, verification and valuations association with loan, etc. If there are any credit deviations, these are reported by the systems. Multi stage loan disbursements are also taken care of by the loan origination systems. Post disbursement services are also offered by these systems. Users can generate different types of forms and letters through LOS. These systems have also reduced the loan delinquency ratios, besides achieving higher productivity for loan portfolios.
Some of loan origination systems available in the market are KASTLE, HCL LOS etc.
