Banks that keep customers happy grow deposits 85% faster than competitors. Loan processing directly affects client satisfaction. 1 . Chatbots can handle mortgage-related tasks around the clock, simulating what mortgage brokers typically do.
We examine 10 vendors, their practical applications, and United Wholesale Mortgage’s implementation.
Top 10 mortgage chatbots
Vendor | Average Rating | Mortgage Specific Feature | Low/ No-code Bot Builder |
|---|---|---|---|
4.8 | Lead-gen & FAQ bot templates that can be implemented | ✅ | |
4.4 | Financial-services pack with real-time chat translation | ✅ | |
Makerobos | 4.9 | “Mortgage Lenders Chatbot” template: borrower intake & application routing | ✅ |
Capacity | 4.7 | AI automation platform for mortgage origination, servicing, QA, internal workflow automation | ✅ |
TARS | 4.6 | Finance/mortgage application templates for lead capture & pre-qualification | ✅ |
Haptik | 4.5 | Mortgage-focused platform with EMI calculators, loan-status tracking, multilingual support (130 + languages), pre-built workflows for origination & servicing | ✅ |
ServisBOT | 4.4 | “AI Agents” for mortgage servicing, origination, compliance & voice/chat | ✅ |
nCino Mortgage Suite | 4.4 | Gen-AI co-pilot Banking Advisor | ❌ |
BNTouch MAIA | 4.5 | Embedded gen-AI Q&A chatbot | ❌ |
Botsplash | 4.3 | Omnichannel chat and multi-agent hand-offs | ✅ |
*Apart from our sponsors, the table is sorted by rating score.
What Mortgage Chatbots Actually Do
AI systems handle loan-related conversations through text or voice. Built to perform tasks that mortgage professionals typically handle. Banks deploy them across websites, mobile apps, and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to ensure consistent customer interactions.
The technology falls under conversational banking, where financial institutions automate client communications.
Top 10 mortgage chatbot use cases
1. Document Collection
Mortgage lenders operate under strict regulations worldwide. Loan applicants must:
- Prove identity with Social Security and tax ID numbers
- Show ability to afford payments through income and wealth documents
- Sign agreements detailing payment terms and interest rates
Before chatbots: Customers visited offices with stacks of paper. Brokers manually digitized documents. Neither side found this efficient.
Now: Banks pull information digitally through chatbots, connecting to data aggregators and third-party sources. Customers upload images, PDFs, and other formats directly. Lenders track everything for compliance and auditing without handling physical paperwork.
2. Document Verification
Once documents arrive, chatbots organize by category: personal information, financial data, loan purpose details.
Using natural language processing, they extract:
- Applicant names
- Salary figures
- Employer information
When something’s missing or doesn’t match, the bot flags it immediately. Catches fraudulent applications early. Tells applicants whether documentation is complete. If everything checks out, confirm the application is ready to process.
3. Mortgage Policy Recommendations
Brokers typically help clients find suitable mortgage products. Chatbots now function as mortgage calculators, refinance calculators, and affordability tools.
Information gathered:
- Financial goals (lowering monthly payments)
- Income levels
- Existing mortgage balance
- Property value and location
Based on this information, suggest appropriate mortgage or refinance options.
Limitation: Recommendations are algorithm-based on inputs provided. Don’t replace broker expertise for complex financial situations or unusual circumstances.
4. Lead generation
First-time homebuyers feel uncertain about choosing a lender. Experienced buyers know what they’re looking for.
Chatbots analyze conversations to identify where prospects are in the decision-making process. Handle far more simultaneous conversations than human agents, collecting customer data at scale.
Data collected:
- Budget range
- Timeline to purchase
- Pre-approval status
- Preferred contact method
5. Payment Deferment Requests
During economic downturns, customers may need to temporarily delay mortgage payments. Government policies and lender programs sometimes allow this, but processing large volumes of deferment requests strains operations.
Chatbots collect the necessary documentation from customers seeking payment deferrals, automating a process that would otherwise require significant staff time during crisis periods.
2020 COVID example: Lenders received thousands of deferment requests simultaneously. Chatbots handled initial documentation collection, allowing staff to focus on approvals.
Real Example: United Wholesale Mortgage’s ChatUWM
United Wholesale Mortgage launched ChatUWM in May 2024. Tool sits inside broker portal, serves over 13,000 independent mortgage brokers who sell UWM loans.2
Instead of scrolling through PDFs or calling support, brokers type questions about guidelines, pricing, and eligibility. LLM-powered search returns answers from the lender’s knowledge base in seconds.3
Document Analysis
Brokers drag and drop loan documents, pay stubs, appraisal reports, and tax returns in PDF format. Ask questions in plain language:
- “What seller credits are shown on page 3?”
- “Does this borrower have sufficient reserves?”
Why are mortgage chatbots important now?
Mortgage chatbots shifted from optional to necessary infrastructure. Lenders face three pressures:
- Thin profit margins: Independent mortgage banks lost $1,056 per loan in 2023, then made $443 per loan in 2024, with Q1 2025 showing a slight profit decline. With margins measured in basis points, reducing processing time directly affects the bottom line4 .
- Digital expectations: Only 9% of American consumers prefer branch visits, while 55% use mobile banking apps as their primary channel. A 2025 Veterans United poll found 32% of homebuyers use AI tools, and 22% specifically use them to compare mortgage lenders5 . Chatbots meet the “instant-response” expectation without maintaining 24/7 call centers.
- Workforce efficiency: Despite 2023 layoffs, two-thirds of lenders listed “talent management and cost-cutting” as top 2024 priorities. IBM’s 2024 benchmark shows AI chatbots can cut customer service expenses by up to 30%6 .
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Throughout his career, Cem served as a tech consultant, tech buyer and tech entrepreneur. He advised enterprises on their technology decisions at McKinsey & Company and Altman Solon for more than a decade. He also published a McKinsey report on digitalization.
He led technology strategy and procurement of a telco while reporting to the CEO. He has also led commercial growth of deep tech company Hypatos that reached a 7 digit annual recurring revenue and a 9 digit valuation from 0 within 2 years. Cem's work in Hypatos was covered by leading technology publications like TechCrunch and Business Insider.
Cem regularly speaks at international technology conferences. He graduated from Bogazici University as a computer engineer and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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