Frappe Lending vs The Mortgage Office

Frappe Lending is an open-source loan management system for financial institutions, NBFCs, and lenders. It covers loan origination, disbursements, repayments, and accounting, with support for home loans, business credit, consumer loans, term loans, and lines of credit. Users can define products with interest rates and repayment schedules, and track related collateral, guarantees, and securities. Described risk and compliance capabilities include days-past-due tracking, non-performing asset classification, and regulatory reporting. Integrated ledgers, invoicing, and tax handling are also included. Co-lending, loan transfers, custom workflows, and role-based permissions are supported. Frappe describes the system as customizable and API-first, with end-to-end REST API compatibility. Self-hosting is free under GPL-3.0. Frappe Cloud Sites cost $5 a month, billed onwards, with managed upgrades and backups on shared servers and no per-user pricing. Cloud access has a 14-day trial; a Frappe Cloud plan is required to continue afterward.

The Mortgage Office is a cloud platform for managing loans from origination through payoff. Its origination tools handle applications, underwriting, approvals, documents and funding, then transfer funded loans to servicing without data re-entry. Servicing supports automated payments, interest and escrow calculations, investor accounting, construction draws and regulatory reporting. The platform also covers payment processing, fee calculations, accounting, reporting, compliance tools, and fund and investor management. Borrower and investor portals provide access to account information, documents, statements and payment activity. Supported loans include conventional, commercial, construction, adjustable-rate, HELOC, rehab, DSCR, bridge, auto and equipment loans. The vendor also lists performing and non-performing loans and complex structures. Integrations include QuickBooks and other systems, with an open API for connections such as Salesforce. The platform is web-based and requires no installation when accessed from a device with a high-speed internet connection. The vendor states it maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance and uses Azure managed encryption for data in transit and at rest. Pricing is available from sales on request.