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25 questions to ask when evaluating an eClosing provider

Written by Snapdocs | May 24 2024

Not every digital closing solution offers the functionality necessary to meet your needs. Here are 25 questions to ask when evaluating a digital closing provider. Download your copy of the questionnaire here.

Category: business results

  • What is the average percent of eClose adoption (wet, hybrid, eNote, RON) across your customers?
  • What are the average cost savings your customers achieve per loan?
  • What is the improvement your customers see in time (days) to close a loan?
  • What improvements have your customers seen in terms of borrower experience (NPS)?
  • What is the average error rate on closing packages?

Category: technology features

  • Can your solution integrate with my tech stack (LOS, TPS, Doc Prep, eVault, etc.)?
  • What other integrations do you have available?
  • How does your technology support different county, state, and investor requirements?
  • What features/capabilities have you developed to improve borrower experience?
  • How have you utilized AI to reduce errors and/or manual workflows?
  • How is important information shared between lender, settlement, and borrower (e.g., appointment status, closing documents, notary details)?
  • Are there any loan types that your solution doesn’t support?
  • Are there any edge cases that your solution doesn’t support?

Category: customer support & implementation

  • What does your customer support model look like?
  • How many lenders and settlement companies are currently putting closings through your solution?
  • What is the average time to first live loan?
  • What is the average time to full eClose adoption?
  • What does your change management support/process look like?
  • How do you ensure stakeholder adoption (loan officers, settlement agents)?
  • What are your adoption rates (opt-out) for settlement agents and borrowers?
  • What training resources do you provide to loan officers and settlement agents?
  • What resources do you provide to help borrowers who are unfamiliar with digital closings?
  • If/when issues arise, what support do you provide and is there a service level agreement (SLA) in place?
  • What resources do you provide to help identify which investors accept digital closings?
  • How do you help lenders understand their portfolio’s digital eligibility (how "e" each loan can be)?
  • Do you have any current customers that I can talk to?