Leading lending forward

For more than three decades, Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) has been transforming mortgage lending.

DU enables lenders to effectively manage risk and take advantage of underwriting innovations that simplify the lending process, so more qualified borrowers can become homeowners ─ and we’re not slowing down. 

The mortgages DU supports form the basis of our mortgage-backed securities, responsibly freeing up liquidity for the market while attracting global investment. It all adds up to a stronger and more resilient housing industry.

A legacy worth celebrating

Graphic in orange with words "7.9 million first-time homebuyers underwritten with DU"
Graphic with words "11.4 trillion in funding enabled by DU"
Graphic in blue with words "62 percent of all conventional closed loans market-wide were reviewed by DU"

*Based on internal reporting data from 2000 – 2024
**Based on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data from 2018 – 2024

Innovation with impact

DU has continued to scale new innovations to digitize the loan origination process over the years. New enhancements ─  like streamlined data validation from a single data source and the ability to consider a borrower’s history of on-time rent payments in the eligibility assessment ─ are improving lenders’ workflows and creating more homeownership opportunities every day.

Explore major milestones through the years