One of our oldest clients is a big-ticket national lender headquartered in South Carolina. With over 700 loan officers serving in all 50 States and an employee size of 4.5K+, the client focuses on providing the best loan programs to support communities. The client funded over 30B in mortgages in 2021. Our relationship with the client dates to 2011 when they used to do less than 1B for the whole year.
The client wanted to design a high-touch workflow that would allow loan officers and borrowers to close a transaction within ten business days, whereas the industry average at that time was 40+ days.
Since they were a company focused on serving the community, it needed to look for ways to optimize costs and process efficiencies. The client also had a rapid growth plan wherein their volume would increase substantially each year. They needed a continuous supply of manpower to increase operational capacity. Also, the client lacked proper documentation on task segregation and well-defined individual processes and their scope.
After a satisfactory pilot run, we got down to the Herculean task of re-engineering the client's organization-wide workflow to achieve the 10-day closing goal. We assigned SMEs to perform a detailed study of their existing systems and processes and then suggest an out-and-out redesign. We rallied a sizeable team of mortgage experts so that the client has a continuous supply of trained resources at their beck and call. We ensured that scaling up operations was never a concern for the leadership team.
The idea was to provide the client with robust back-office support to ensure that we did all the heavy lifting while the client’s internal team focused on providing great communication to borrowers and loan officers. We started with a transition of easy-to-lift-and-shift processes and then expanded into more complex tasks. The strategy was to bifurcate the low-mid-high-risk tasks and assign them in phases to Flatworld Solutions. It gave us enough time to capture the knowledge base and ramp up quicker than anticipated.
We deployed a team for bookkeeping, managing AR/AP, and handling payroll calculations including incentives. Overall, we have a team of 450+ people supporting this client across the board, and we continue to expand our relationship.
There were several years when the client grew by over 100%. Our partnership ensured the easy availability of trained and experienced resources. With our support, scaling up operations was never a concern for the leadership team. The engagement that started with 4-5 staff expanded to a colossal team of 450+ FTEs. At present, the client is known for their 10-day closing promise and they continue to capture market share.
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