Blue Sage, an innovative, cloud-based digital lending platform for retail, wholesale and correspondent lenders that provides a superior lending experience for every borrower, has named Joe Langner, a mortgage technology veteran and former COO at Ellie Mae, as company CEO, the company announced in a release.
Langner will be responsible for implementing the company's strategic vision and establishing Blue Sage as the industry's platform of choice for lenders seeking to provide every borrower a fast, efficient and unique mortgage experience.
Langner has more than 25 years of executive experience in the financial services and software industries playing a significant role in Ellie Mae's initial public offering and helped transform Encompass, the company's loan origination software (LOS), into an industry leader.
"Today's mortgage lenders are at a crossroads, as very few are equipped with the type of all-in-one technology that allows them to truly give consumers the borrowing experience they are seeking," Langner said in the release. "Blue Sage has literally reinvented mortgage production, allowing borrowers and lenders to seamlessly collaborate and create a fast, intuitive digital mortgage process. I joined Blue Sage because I know what lenders need from a technology solution, and Blue Sage is it."
Blue Sage is a complete end-to-end digital lending platform built with the mortgage consumer experience in mind. A browser-based system with consumer-facing desktop and mobile applications, Blue Sage handles product pricing, underwriting and decision-making from the point-of-sale stage all the way to the closing and funding of the loan.
"Given Blue Sage's recent growth, we needed a veteran mortgage technology leader who understood the challenges today's lenders face and the demands of today's mortgage consumer," Blue Sage Founder and Chairman Carmine Cacciavillani said. “Joe has superior knowledge of the mortgage lending landscape and has successfully helped countless lenders adopt technology to improve efficiency and compliance. I can think of no one more equipped to take Blue Sage to the next level and revolutionize the way mortgages are produced."