Your processors spend half their week chasing bank statements and re-keying data between systems. We go into your brokerage, map where the hours actually go, and build AI that gives them back — so volume growth doesn’t mean headcount growth.
Every file needs the same stack — pay stubs, W-2s, two months of statements, returns for self-employed borrowers, gift letters, insurance binders. Your point-of-sale knows when a slot is empty. It doesn’t know the statement uploaded is from the wrong month, is missing page 3 of 5, or will be stale by the time underwriting opens the file. We build intake that classifies and validates documents the moment they land, then runs the follow-up sequence automatically. Your processor reviews exceptions instead of chasing everything.
Reading returns, adding back depreciation, averaging across years, handling K-1s — it’s the highest-skill repetitive task in your shop, and errors don’t surface until the file comes back with conditions. We build extraction that does the first pass and shows its work, so your LO reviews and signs off instead of starting from a blank worksheet. The decision stays human. The two hours of prep doesn’t.
Referral partners stop sending files when they stop hearing updates. We wire your LOS milestones — Encompass, Arive, Calyx, whatever you run — to automatic, well-written status updates to borrower and agent at every stage. Small build, outsized effect on the relationships that feed your pipeline.
You’re sitting on years of closed files and dead leads nobody monitors. We build a system that watches rates against every past client’s note rate and balance, and surfaces refi and cash-out candidates the moment the numbers work — before they hear from someone else.
We start with an operations audit: 1–2 weeks inside your workflows, ending with a prioritised map of where AI actually pays off and what each opportunity is worth. Audits run $2,500–$5,000 depending on size. Builds are scoped and priced before any work begins — most land between $8,000 and $25,000 and take 3–6 weeks. No hourly billing, no surprises. See how we work →
Your files are full of SSNs, income data, and bank records, and you answer to NMLS licensing, ECOA, and GLBA. So here’s the straight answer to the question you should ask every vendor: we design systems where borrower data stays in your tools, is never retained by third-party AI providers or used for model training, and every AI-assisted step keeps a human decision-maker and an audit trail. Anything touching borrower assessment assists your people — it never decides. This gets documented in writing as part of every engagement.
Cerebrum is led by a former CTO of a VC-backed startup who has designed, shipped, and scaled production AI systems. We’re tech-agnostic — no reseller kickbacks, no pushing the tool that’s easiest to sell. We build it, deploy it, and stay until your team runs it confidently without us.
Most engagements start with a 1–2 week operations audit ($2,500–$5,000) that maps where AI pays off in your specific shop. Builds are scoped and priced before any work begins and typically run $8,000–$25,000, delivered in 3–6 weeks. There is no hourly billing.
No. We build on top of the LOS and POS you already run. The systems we deploy read from and write to your existing tools rather than replacing them.
Borrower data stays in your systems, is never retained by third-party AI providers or used for model training, and anything touching borrower assessment keeps a human decision-maker with an audit trail. Data handling is documented in writing as part of every engagement.
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