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Sending a Mortgage Application to Multiple Banks

How to send the same mortgage application to more than one bank in Trail by duplicating the opportunity, naming each copy distinctly, and sending each application to its lender.

Written by Jacob Watters

Use this article to send the same completed mortgage application to more than one bank, by duplicating the opportunity in Trail, giving each copy a distinct name, and sending each application to its lender.

When would I send an application to multiple banks?

Sending the same application to several lenders increases the chances of your client getting approved. Complete the application as normal first (see Sending Mortgage Applications to Lenders), then duplicate the opportunity once for each additional bank.

There are two places in Trail where you can duplicate an opportunity: the application overview sidebar, and the Opportunity summary page. Both create the same copy; use whichever is in front of you.

How do I duplicate the application from the client's Profile?

1. On the client's Profile, click the Opportunity tile for the lending application. The application overview sidebar opens.

The application overview sidebar opened from an Opportunity tile on a client's Profile in Trail.

2. Click the three dots at the bottom of the sidebar, then click Duplicate.

The Duplicate option under the three-dot menu at the bottom of Trail's application overview sidebar.


How do I duplicate the application from the Opportunity summary page?

1. On the client's Profile, open the application tab and click the Opportunity to open its summary page.

Opening an Opportunity summary from the application tab on a client's Profile in Trail.

2. Click the Duplicate button at the bottom of the Opportunity summary page.

The Duplicate button at the bottom of Trail's Opportunity summary page.


What do I do after duplicating?

1. Check the copy was created. The duplicated application appears on the client's Profile and in the mortgage advice Pipeline. Everything from the original application is copied into the duplicate.

A duplicated lending application showing alongside the original on a client's Profile in Trail.
The duplicated application appearing as a second Opportunity card in Trail's mortgage advice Pipeline.

2. Give each opportunity a distinct name. Rename the opportunities so you can tell the copies apart at a glance, for example by adding each lender's name to the title. Any naming that makes the difference clear works.

Renaming a duplicated Opportunity in Trail so each application's title shows which lender it is for.

3. Adjust and send each application. Edit the information under the Application section as necessary for each lender, then download and send it (see Sending Mortgage Applications to Lenders). Lenders cannot see that an application is a copy; the duplicate exists only for your own record-keeping.

The Application section of a duplicated opportunity in Trail, ready to edit before sending to a second lender.

If the duplicate doesn't appear on the Profile or Pipeline, refresh the page. If it still isn't there, email support@gettrail.com.

Questions about sending applications to multiple banks?

Get in touch at support@gettrail.com, or use the chat button in the bottom right of the screen.

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