Processing a mortgage includes several parties that need to work together, such as the borrower, real estate agent, loan officer, underwriter, processor and title company. Today’s technology makes it possible for this institution to be coordinated via digital channels, using secure online platforms where each party has the appropriate level of access. Borrowers receive notifications automatically along the way and secure message centers help facilitate speedy hashing out of details. Offering transparency, eliminating the communication void and avoiding delays so common in traditional mortgage processing, these virtual collaboration tools are part of an end-to-end technology solution in the path toward fully real-time mortgage loan origination.