{"id":238287,"date":"2025-11-17T20:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evertise.net\/?p=128323"},"modified":"2025-11-17T20:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:06:07","slug":"new-lendfusion-research-reveals-speed-has-surpassed-compliance-as-lenders-top-priority-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2025\/11\/17\/new-lendfusion-research-reveals-speed-has-surpassed-compliance-as-lenders-top-priority-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New LendFusion Research Reveals Speed Has Surpassed Compliance as Lenders\u2019 Top Priority for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tallinn, Estonia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 A new report from <\/span><b>LendFusion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> highlights a major shift in lending operations: <\/span><b>speed now outranks compliance and cost reduction as the top institutional priority for 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-128324\" src=\"https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/22.png 854w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/22-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/22-721x1024.png 721w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/22-768x1091.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on responses from <\/span><b>180 specialist lending professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lendfusion.com\/blog\/lending-operations-benchmark-report\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2026 Lending Operations Benchmark Report<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> uncovers how institutions are balancing borrower expectations with legacy systems \u2014 and where the real bottlenecks remain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While most lenders recognize the demand for faster decisions, many still struggle to deliver them consistently \u2014 not due to lack of intent, but because of fragmented systems and manual processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Findings<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>68%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of lenders say borrowers expect same-day loan decisions<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>1 in 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> still take <\/span><b>three or more days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to respond<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>62%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cite <\/span><b>compliance checks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as the biggest bottleneck<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>46%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> struggle with <\/span><b>manual workflows and data re-entry<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>72%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> name <\/span><b>faster decision times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as their <\/span><b>top priority for 2026<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Benchmark Report for Lending Leaders<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 20+ page report explores the operational realities behind modern lending \u2014 from automation maturity and workflow integration to business impact and strategic priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s written for executives overseeing origination, underwriting, and operations who want to understand how their institutions compare and where modernization will deliver the greatest impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSpeed is the baseline for credibility in lending,\u201d said <\/span><b>Andres Valdmann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, CEO of <\/span><b>LendFusion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cIf lenders can\u2019t make fast, data-driven decisions, they\u2019ll lose trust.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The report draws a clear conclusion: lenders aren\u2019t struggling with awareness \u2014 they\u2019re struggling with execution. Many have digitized the borrower experience but remain slowed by manual back-office processes that prevent true real-time lending.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download the Report<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The full <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2026 Lending Operations Benchmark Report<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is available now at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lendfusion.com\/blog\/lending-operations-benchmark-report\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><b>lendfusion.com\/benchmark<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 free to download.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About LendFusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lendfusion.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><b>LendFusion<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a specialist loan management platform built for high-volume, niche lenders who need more than off-the-shelf software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It combines configurability, automation, and hands-on technical support to help lenders deliver faster, compliant loan decisions at scale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trusted by institutions across the UK, Europe, and South Africa, LendFusion unifies origination, underwriting, servicing, and compliance into a single system designed for speed and control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business: LendFusion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Name: Vahuri Voolaid<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@lendfusion.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">info@lendfusion.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendfusion.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.lendfusion.com<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country: United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tallinn, Estonia \u2014 A new report from LendFusion highlights a major shift in lending operations: speed now outranks compliance and cost reduction as the top institutional priority for 2026. Based on responses from 180 specialist lending professionals, the 2026 Lending Operations Benchmark Report uncovers how institutions are balancing borrower expectations with legacy systems \u2014 and [\u2026] <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2025\/11\/17\/new-lendfusion-research-reveals-speed-has-surpassed-compliance-as-lenders-top-priority-for-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":271,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New LendFusion Research Reveals Speed Has Surpassed Compliance as Lenders\u2019 Top Priority for 2026 - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2025\/11\/17\/new-lendfusion-research-reveals-speed-has-surpassed-compliance-as-lenders-top-priority-for-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New LendFusion Research Reveals Speed Has Surpassed Compliance as Lenders\u2019 Top Priority for 2026 - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tallinn, Estonia \u2014 A new report from LendFusion highlights a major shift in lending operations: speed now outranks compliance and cost reduction as the top institutional priority for 2026. 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