Ellie Mae integration with First American streamlines title and closing experience

Ellie Mae has announced an enhanced integration of its Encompass software with one of the country’s largest title insurance companies

Ellie Mae has announced an enhanced integration with one of the country’s largest title insurance companies, according to a news release.

Ellie Mae has enhanced integration of its Encompass mortgage management platform with First American Title Insurance Company. The enhancement will enable rate and fee quoting, title and settlement ordering and collaboration on disclosure forms directly from Encompass, according to the release. It will also streamline the workflow and allow customers to exchange data and documents through a secure portal.

“We recognize that the regulatory changes impacting the industry have created a greater need for collaboration between the lender and the settlement agents,” said Joe Tyrrell, Ellie Mae’s executive vice president of corporate strategy. “Through the expanded integration with First American Title, Ellie Mae is streamlining the title ordering and collaboration process for lenders and settlement agents. we will continue to work with industry leaders like First American to ensure that our lenders have the best experience and easiest path to true collaboration.”

“We’re excited to enhance our integration with Ellie Mae,” said Chris Leavell, COO of First American Title. “It demonstrates our shared commitment to support lenders’ solutions designed to expedite loan estimate and closing disclosure production. The expanded integration allows lenders to exchange notes, documents and closing disclosure data with both our centralized lender arm, First American Mortgage Solutions, and with our local First American Title offices across the country.”