A New Era of Lending: Introducing Co-Applicants and Additional Owners

Traditionally, loans have been evaluated based solely on the primary applicant's financial history and creditworthiness. While this method has served its purpose, it often leaves out crucial information that could impact the decision-making process. LendAPI's upcoming feature aims to address this limitation by allowing clients to include co-applicants and additional owners in the application.

What does this mean for borrowers and lenders?

1. Comprehensive Evaluation:

The inclusion of co-applicants and additional owners will provide lenders with a more holistic view of the applicants' financial situation. This comprehensive evaluation can uncover hidden strengths and mitigate risks that may have otherwise gone unnoticed.

2. Improved Borrowing Potential:

For borrowers, this feature opens the door to greater borrowing potential. By combining the financial strengths and creditworthiness of multiple applicants, they can access larger loans or secure better interest rates, improving their financial standing.

3. Better Risk Assessment:

Lenders can now assess risk more accurately by considering the financial health and credit histories of all involved parties. This leads to more informed lending decisions, reducing the likelihood of defaults.

How it Works: Underwriting Rules and Decision Engine

To make this feature a reality, LendAPI has integrated a robust decision engine capable of running underwriting rules against both the primary applicant and co-applicants. The primary applicant's creditworthiness and financial information are evaluated alongside that of the co-applicants, ensuring that all aspects of the lending decision process are covered.

Similarly, for business loans processed through the LendAPI platform, the decision engine extends its reach to co-owners of the business. This additional layer of evaluation is especially crucial for business loans, as the financial health and creditworthiness of co-owners can have a significant impact on the success of the loan.

What to Expect

LendAPI is dedicated to providing top-tier services to its clients, and the introduction of this key feature demonstrates their commitment to innovation. The release of the co-applicants and additional owners feature will mark a significant milestone for both lenders and borrowers, ushering in a new era of lending.

LendAPI understands the anticipation around this feature and has assured its clients and partners that they will be kept informed of the release date. The company aims to provide ample training and support to ensure a seamless transition to this enhanced platform, making the adoption of the new feature a straightforward process.

In conclusion, LendAPI's forthcoming feature to add co-applicants and additional owners to the lending process is poised to revolutionize the industry. By allowing for a more comprehensive evaluation of applicants and co-owners, it offers the potential for better lending decisions, improved borrowing potential, and reduced risks. Keep an eye on LendAPI's updates to be among the first to experience this exciting advancement in lending technology.

About LendAPI

LendAPI is a no-code, DIY digital onboarding platform with a fully customizable product builder and an integrated graphical Decision Engine. LendAPI’s application workflow, sub-tenant management, third party integrations plus customer portal and communication methods is a complete end to end solution. It’s free to sign up at app.lendapi.com/signup.