LenderClose secures funding from Financial Plus Credit Union
Financial Plus Credit Union has joined Ascentra Credit Union, Collins Community Credit Union and Serve Credit Union in the latest round of funding for LenderClose.
According to LenderClose CEO Omar Jordan, the 8-figure Series B funding round began as an exclusive opportunity for the company’s initial investors, but expanded in reaction to growing excitement about the technology’s ability to increase speed and efficiency for community lenders.
The 8-figure Series B funding round began as an exclusive opportunity for the company’s initial investors.
The CUSO-built lending platform has experienced exponential growth over the last 12 months, more than doubling its user base year over year. More than 200 credit unions and community banks utilise the LenderClose solution nationwide.
The LenderClose platform injects speed and efficiency into the lending process, greatly enhancing the borrowing experience.
The most recent capability added to the iterative platform is remote online notarization (RON), which enables virtual notarization of documents using audio and video technology. Over the past few weeks, several community lenders, including Financial Plus Credit Union, have closed mortgage loans using the LenderClose RON solution, often making history in their respective states.
“There have been few moments in time more profound than the one our industry is experiencing right now,” says Dave Cale, CEO of Financial Plus Credit Union.
“We have a choice. We can lay low and wait for the pandemic and its economic consequences to subside. Or, we can mobilize everything that’s good about community financial services and ignite that spirit to effect change. Investing in and engaging with fintech partners like LenderClose is one of several ways we plan to continue offering our members exceptional service.”
Nick Evens, president of The Veridian Group and a LenderClose board member, echoes Cale’s sentiment that now is the time for credit unions to be bold with their investment strategies.
“Credit unions live at the convergence of soundness and innovation,” saysEvens. “They may not have the R&D budgets of megabanks and big tech, but they have the innate drive to improve lives, and they certainly have the entrepreneurial spirit. With credit union backing and scale, fintechs and other startups can effectively become the vehicle for getting people-centric banking innovation into the hands of more members, faster.”
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