User Types

There are 5 main user types in the LendingWise Platform

There are 5 main user types: Back Office, Branch, Loan Officer, Broker & Borrower. Check out this org chart to see the user hierarchy.

 

Back Office users: Represent your team members with roles like processor, underwriter, closer, attorney, etc. Back office users typically see all loan files from all your sales channels like branches, loan officers & brokers. However, you may set each user's permission in their profile to restrict which files they see, when they can edit & what they can edit. A back officer can create a branch, back office, loan officer, broker and borrower users.


To create back office users:

  • Go to Users/Contacts, then choose Back Office.
  • Select Create Back Officer to create a log in to your user.

Manager role in Back Office = has full system admin privileges

 

Branches can be used in various ways. They can represent divisions in your organization, account executives, or even correspondent lending relationships. A Branch level user will only see the loan files under their branch and from their broker or loan officer network.

To create a branch:

  • Go to Users/Contacts, then choose Branch.
  • Select Create Branch.

Every organization will need at least 1 main branch where all their loan files are assigned.

 

Loan Officers have their own login portal and will only see their loan files accordingly. Set their permissions carefully to control what they can edit and when they can edit. They can also be under multiple branches in your organization if needed. A Loan Officer can create a broker and borrower account.

To create a Loan Officer:

  • Go to Users/Contacts, then choose Loan Officer.
  • Select Create Loan Officer.

A loan officer will get their own quick & full app webforms. ( Users/Contacts > Loan Officers > Web From Integration)

 

Brokers have their own login portal and will only see their loan files accordingly. They can also create a borrower account.

Set their permissions carefully to control what they can edit and when they can edit. They can also be under multiple branches in your organization if needed.

Brokers will get their own quick & full app webforms ( Users/Contacts > Loan Officers -> Web From Integration)

 

Log in to https://app.lendingwise.com/login.php and choose your user role to be routed to the login page. Please note that each role has a different login portal, see image below.

 

If you need to add more users to your plan, see Managing Plans and Billing article for more information.