How Manual NBFC Loan Management Processes Can Be Optimized with Automation
Brian Allen
Jun 28, 2024
10 mins read
Non-banking financial Institutions’ (NBFCs) loan processes are as intricate as bank loan processes. When you approve and disburse the loan to the borrower, you must manage its entire lifecycle expertly. Everything from payment collection to closing has to be efficient.
However, this efficiency is often lost because NBFCs rely on manual loan management and servicing processes. These manual workflows aren’t just labor-intensive; they are also error-prone and inefficient.
This is where automation comes to the rescue, streamlining the entire loan management and servicing lifecycle. In fact, a recent study revealed that approximately 70% of financial institutions currently employ some type of automated loan management system, and so should you. [Source]
The question now is how manual NBFC loan management processes can be optimized using automation. More importantly, which processes do you think can be automated? Let me answer them for you in this blog.
To understand how you can optimize the manual NBFC loan management processes, you need to identify the areas that can be automated. Consider this the most crucial step in your optimization process. Having worked closely with NBFCs, I identified these core areas and designed an NBFC Loan Management and Automation Software [but more on that later].
Here are the top ten key areas for automation:
This involves collecting payments from borrowers, ensuring they are received on time, and accurately recording them. It starts with sending out payment reminders and invoices.
Upon receiving payments, they are recorded accurately to ensure timely updates. This includes capturing details like the amount paid, the date received, and the payment method used.
Once a payment is received, the borrower’s account is updated with the remaining principal balance and future payment dates.
Loan reconciliation is a critical process involving matching loan payments received with the outstanding loan balance to identify discrepancies.
These discrepancies could be due to errors in data entry, missed payments, or prepayments.
Once identified, actions are taken to resolve the discrepancies, such as manually investigating the issue or initiating communication with the borrower.
It is important to efficiently handle and manage borrowers’ accounts for every transaction and communication. It keeps track of a borrower’s loan details, including payment history, upcoming installments, and account activity.
It also involves recording each payment received and updating the account balance accordingly. Additionally, it might involve managing changes to the loan terms, such as interest rate adjustments or loan extensions.
This involves keeping borrowers informed about their loan status, upcoming payments, and any changes to their loan terms.
For example, borrower communication involves ensuring borrowers receive periodic loan statements, payment reminders, collection notices, and other account updates.
The success of a lending institution depends highly on the management of essential documents. This means ensuring secure organization, storage, and retrieval of all loan-related documents.
It encompasses documents like loan applications, agreements, credit reports, bank statements, and other supporting documents used for loan processing.
Traditionally, document management involved physical storage in folders, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming to access. Document management essentially means storing and retrieving essential documents from spreadsheets and multiple folders on your computer. This, again, can be a cumbersome process as you will have to handle countless spreadsheets.
Report generation and secure storage are among the most important tasks of the NBFC loan management process. This process focuses on creating reports that provide valuable insights into loan performance, identify trends, and measure key metrics.
It typically involves gathering data from various sources, including loan accounts, payments, delinquencies, and customer information.
Based on this data, customized reports are generated that track loan performance metrics like delinquency rates, repayment trends, and collection effectiveness.
It can also involve generating reports for specific borrower segments or loan products to identify areas for improvement.
Ensuring streamlined communication within an NBFC is not easy. Even with instant messaging and collaboration tools, keeping everyone in the loop for every separate loan account is difficult.
Cross-department communication should ensure smooth information flow and collaboration between different departments involved in the loan lifecycle.
Automating Contact Relationship Management (CRM) in NBFC loan management streamlines customer interactions, improving efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction.
It involves leveraging data and software tools to streamline processes, enhance customer experience, and drive business growth. The core aspects of CRM are:
Efficient escrow management is critical for mortgage loans. This applies to loans requiring an escrow account to hold funds for future disbursements (e.g., property taxes in a mortgage).
It involves collecting funds from borrowers to be deposited into the escrow account. Then, these funds are disbursed from the escrow account to designated payees, such as tax authorities or insurance companies.
Traditionally, escrow management involves manual calculations and check processing, which can be error-prone and time-consuming.
Risk and delinquency management is a fundamental process that contributes directly to the success of your NBFC.
It focuses on identifying borrowers at risk of defaulting on loan repayments and minimizing loan losses. This involves:
The key areas that I have mentioned above can be automated with just one loan automation tool, i.e., an NBFC Lending Software. The software is built with advanced automation features to streamline the loan servicing and management lifecycle. Here are the key automation solutions of the software:
Automated loan servicing streamlines the entire lifecycle of a loan, from creation to closure. This feature manages all aspects of loan servicing, including payment processing, interest calculation, and borrower communication:
Maintaining borrowers’ accounts is critical, and NBFC loan management software automates this task for you. The software automates the management of borrower accounts, keeping them up-to-date with real-time transactions, adjustments, and reconciliations:
There is no need to engage in traditional communication channels to keep borrowers in the loop. The software provides a borrower portal module, so you can allow borrowers to check their accounts whenever they want.
You can automate the notification process so they are notified in their portal regarding any updates or changes. Additionally, the borrower portal automates the process of keeping borrowers in the loop using the following features:
You can utilize the automated notification and communication features to facilitate consistent and timely communication with borrowers. This feature utilizes automated emails, SMS, and in-app notifications. It also offers the following features:
Automate the creation, storage, retrieval, and management of loan-related documents with NBFC lending software. The software allows for efficient document management, ensuring they are secure and easily accessible:
The custom reporting feature generates detailed and customized reports on various aspects of loan management automatically, providing valuable insights and analytics:
The software also provides CRM capabilities to automate the management of borrower relationships. The software tracks, records, and maintains every borrower interaction and profile:
For loans with mortgages and escrow, the software automates the collection and disbursement of escrow payments. This ensures accurate and timely handling of funds for taxes, insurance, and other obligations. It also provides the following features”
Automation is not a passing trend; it’s here to stay and improve. By embracing automation, you can free your team from the shackles of manual work and empower them to focus on what truly matters – building strong customer relationships and driving business growth.
As I mentioned before, I designed an NBFC Loan Management and Automation Software keeping these aspects in mind.
If you are ready to experience this tool’s transformative power, why not let Bryt Software simplify your NBFC loan management processes? This software is designed as a cloud-native, end-to-end automated loan management and servicing software featuring all the above tools. So, go ahead and get in touch with us today!
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