A commissioned study of Ellie Mae’s Encompass360 has confirmed what the company’s clients have been saying all along: the popular software helps lower the total cost of originating mortgage loans. According to the study conducted by Forrester Consulting, a global research and advisory firm in Cambridge, MA, users of Encompass360 realized benefits in improved compliance and greater efficiency as well as a 57 percent return-on-investment (ROI) based on a three-year, risk-adjusted cash flow. Improved ...