Financial Services
Case Study

How Rocket Mortgage Rocketed Loan Approvals and Client Experience to New Heights With Instabase

May 8, 2025
6 min read
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25%
decrease in turn times for clients
2.5x
faster close rate on loans

Challenge: The historically complex and time-consuming mortgage process posed significant challenges for the Rocket Mortgage team’s workload of 1.5 million mortgage application documents every month.

Solution: Through advanced AI technology from Instabase, Rocket Mortgage was able to boost its application processing speed for higher close rates, reduce risk in closed deals, lower costs, and gain market share during industry slowdown.

As America’s largest retail mortgage lender, Rocket Mortgage processes an astounding 1.5 million mortgage application documents every month. The traditional complexities and lengthiness of the mortgage process, combined with the varied and unstructured nature of these documents, presented challenges for efficient data extraction and automation. Read on to learn how the company was able to boost the efficiency of its loan approval process and overall client experience by leveraging advanced AI technology from Instabase.

1.5 Million Reasons for Automation

The mortgage process has a long history of being intricate, time-consuming, and resistant to change. Conventional automation tools failed to effectively address the challenges of maintaining accuracy and consistency. This was particularly true when making sense of unstructured data trapped in complicated documents, and exemplified by the Rocket Mortgage team who faced a workload 1.5 million times over when dealing with the task.

Overcoming Automation Challenges

As a trailblazer in the mortgage industry, Rocket Mortgage has constantly challenged the status quo. Recognizing the transformative power of AI for automation, Rocket Mortgage partnered with Instabase, leveraging its cutting-edge AI and workflow automation capabilities to successfully streamline and enhance its critical business processes. Specifically, in extracting vital data from complex, unstructured documents — rocketing operational efficiencies to unprecedented levels and saving hours of time for mortgage loan officers and underwriters.

Faster Close Rates = Enhanced Client Experience

Rocket Mortgage has made significant strides in end-to-end business process transformation for mortgages, utilizing Instabase’s AI technology to decipher unstructured data effectively.

The implementation of Instabase's AI-native platform has yielded impressive results for Rocket Mortgage:

  • A 25% decrease in turn times for clients
  • 2.5 times faster close rate on loans
  • An enhanced client experience through an expedited loan process
With Instabase and several other proprietary AI and automation processes integrated into our technology ecosystem, we have shaved several days off the amount of time it takes our clients to close on a home purchase, decreasing turn times by 25% and getting them the keys to their new home faster.
— Andrew Colunga, VP of Digital Product Management, Rocket Mortgage

The collaboration between Rocket Mortgage and Instabase represents a milestone in integrating the power of advanced AI technology to make the historically tedious process of applying for a mortgage easier and faster than ever. ​​Rocket Mortgage has not only revolutionized the mortgage lending industry, but has also set a new standard for operational efficiency and client-centric experiences.

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