Mortgage brokers and lenders

Mortgage broker websites that carry the trust, and CRM that carries the file

Borrowers choose a broker on trust and then judge you on how the application feels. Nine projects for Canadian brokers and lenders taught us that both halves matter — the site that wins the enquiry, and the system that moves the file without losing it.

9projects for brokers and lenders
$2B+in mortgages closed by one client since 2012
95%client retention
+15%

average session duration on a redesigned website

−20%

bounce rate on a redesigned website

Aggregate results across recent redesign projects.

What we keep seeing

The website wins the lead, then the process loses it

Mortgage is a trust purchase competing against banks with far bigger marketing budgets. What a broker actually has is responsiveness and flexibility — and a generic template site communicates neither. Most broker sites read interchangeably, which is the opposite of what the business is built on.

Then there is what happens after the form. Documents arrive by email, statuses live in someone’s head, and the client wonders whether anything is moving. From our experience, that gap is where referrals are won or quietly lost.

The recurring issues
  • Template sites that make every brokerage look the same
  • Applications that stall in email threads and attachments
  • No single view of where each file stands
  • Rate and product information that goes stale within a week
How we help

What we build for brokers and lenders

Website, brand, and the CRM behind the file — we have done all three for the same clients.

Brokerage websites

Sites built around your actual differentiator — speed, flexibility, or a specific lending niche — rather than stock imagery and rate tables.

Custom CRM for the mortgage file

Client data, document collection, and workflow automation in one place, so a file’s status is a fact rather than a memory.

Application and document flows

Intake that collects what underwriting needs the first time, with document upload that clients can complete on a phone.

Brand identity

For newer brokerages entering a crowded market, we have built the identity as well as the site — MortgageBee and Ivan Yakovlev both started there.

Ongoing operation

Hosting, security, and changes. Financial services sites are a phishing target, so patching cannot be someone’s side task.

Why this model fits brokerages

Financial services cannot run on an unmaintained site

01

Security is not optional here

Broker sites collect financial information and are an obvious phishing target. Patching, certificates, and monitoring need a named owner, and that is us.

02

Rates and products change constantly

A site nobody can update goes stale in a week. Ongoing ownership plus a CMS your team can use keeps the content honest.

03

The CRM grows with the brokerage

Adding agents, products, or a second office changes the system’s requirements. We are still here when that happens.

04

Continuity across four rebuilds

We have rebuilt the same brokerage’s site four times over the years. Each time, nothing had to be re-learned from scratch.

Client words

Not just clients. Partners and friends!

The work that the Convergine team is doing is nice. I like they take such direct feedback and make quick updates. Jane and the designer are doing a fantastic job.

Steve Arentzoff
FlexPay

Convergine is a superhero — 10 million star review. You and the team are simply the best. Always making our wildest visions come to life in a way that works.

Kelsey Harrison
My Main Street

We are very happy with the services that Convergine has provided us with. The team is responsive, professional, and a genuine pleasure to work with.

Audrey Miron
Innovaderm

I've managed full-cycle project deployments for years, and this team consistently delivers high-quality solutions on time. Great to work with.

Ian Millar
Health Futures

It was a great experience to work with you personally and with the whole team. Professional, attentive, and always delivering above expectations.

Diane Lanthier
MRDI

Digital tools to start your journey

AI REPORT
AI REPORT

Is your website in good health?

Run a quick diagnostic to uncover issues holding your site back.

AI CALCULATOR
AI CALCULATOR

How much might it cost to design a website?

Get an instant ballpark estimate based on your goals and features.

QUIZ
QUIZ

Do you need a custom web app or a SaaS platform?

Answer a few questions and get a clear recommendation.

CALCULATOR
CALCULATOR

How much could an outage cost your business?

Calculate the real financial impact of downtime in seconds.

Questions brokers ask us

Where a documented integration exists, yes. Where it does not, we are straight about it and design the workflow so your team is not re-keying more than necessary.

Most single-agent brokerages should buy. Custom starts to make sense at multiple agents with a specific process, or when you are paying someone to reconcile systems by hand. We wrote a guide on making that call.

Upload flows that work on a phone, with clear rules about where files are stored and who can reach them. Collecting less is always safer than securing more.

Yes. MortgageBee, Mortgage Bee Financial Services, and Ivan Yakovlev all started with identity work before the website.

Typically 6–10 weeks for the site. A CRM alongside it is a separate track and a longer one — we would rather sequence them than pretend otherwise.

Next step

Start with where files get stuck

Tell us what happens between the enquiry form and the approval. That is usually where the useful work is.

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