FirstClose, Inc. announced that its end-to-end digital home equity origination solution, FirstClose ONE Equity, is now integrated with the MeridianLink One platform. FirstClose's one-of-a-kind equity solution reduces operational touchpoints and improves the overall customer experience for borrowers. The end-to-end platform includes a borrower-facing point-of-sale solution that gives consumers instant online feedback on their home valuation, available home equity, loan options and delivers credit decisions in minutes.

Automated workflows, including the ordering of settlement services, enable lenders to complete the application through closing process in five to ten days versus the industry average of 45 to 60 days.