Ellie Mae to Launch Encompass Website

Dublin, Calif.-based Ellie Mae is poised to release a "next-generation" Encompass website to link mortgage originators with borrowers, Realtors, and other partners by enabling two-way Web-based communication for all aspects of the loan process.According to an Ellie Mae spokesman, the Encompass WebCenter connects directly into the Encompass mortgage automation system. The site, to be launched with the next Encompass release, marks a return to Ellie Mae's roots as a mortgage website provider -- a market it has since largely ceded to companies like Myers, Vlender, and a la mode. The site will be demonstrated at the Encompass user conference at the Hilton in San Francisco March 4-6, where the keynote speaker will be Doug Duncan, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association.