The challenge

The challenge

The challenge

The challenge
The challenge

Open Lending needed a platform that could [i]decide faster and scale[/i] with its lender network.

Open Lending needed a platform that could [i]decide faster and scale[/i] with its lender network.

Open Lending needed a platform that could [i]decide faster and scale[/i] with its lender network.

Open Lending needed a platform that could [i]decide faster and scale[/i] with its lender network.
Open Lending needed a platform that could [i]decide faster and scale[/i] with its lender network.

Open Lending helps 450 active lenders offer near-prime and subprime auto loans and has facilitated $27.9B+ in originations. Its next step was faster decisions and direct control of its data.

Platform transformation

Platform transformation

Platform transformation

Platform transformation
Platform transformation

Moving to microservices meant rewriting UI components and adopting containerization.

Decision speed

Decision speed

Decision speed

Decision speed
Decision speed

Faster underwriting helps dealers close more deals.

Data dependencies

Data dependencies

Data dependencies

Data dependencies
Data dependencies

An outside credit data provider created single points of failure.

Manual valuation

Manual valuation

Manual valuation

Manual valuation
Manual valuation

Vehicle valuation lookups added time and error risk.

Release velocity

Release velocity

Release velocity

Release velocity
Release velocity

Manual testing limited how fast the team could ship.

The vision for Open Lending

The vision for Open Lending

The vision for Open Lending

The vision for Open Lending
The vision for Open Lending

Open Lending wanted a product platform that could scale fast with microservices and containerization, eliminate unreliable third-party dependencies through direct integration with all three major credit bureaus, and accelerate loan decisioning.

What Praxent did

What Praxent did

What Praxent did

What Praxent did
What Praxent did

A real-time decisioning engine on microservices

A real-time decisioning engine on microservices

A real-time decisioning engine on microservices

A real-time decisioning engine on microservices
A real-time decisioning engine on microservices

Praxent rebuilt the core decisioning engine, migrated the platform to microservices and connected credit bureau, valuation and risk data directly.

Sub-second underwriting decisioning engine

Sub-second underwriting decisioning engine

Sub-second underwriting decisioning engine

Sub-second underwriting decisioning engine
Sub-second underwriting decisioning engine

Direct Experian, TransUnion and Equifax integrations

Direct Experian, TransUnion and Equifax integrations

Direct Experian, TransUnion and Equifax integrations

Direct Experian, TransUnion and Equifax integrations
Direct Experian, TransUnion and Equifax integrations

Kelley Blue Book, NADA and LexisNexis data in real time

Kelley Blue Book, NADA and LexisNexis data in real time

Kelley Blue Book, NADA and LexisNexis data in real time

Kelley Blue Book, NADA and LexisNexis data in real time
Kelley Blue Book, NADA and LexisNexis data in real time

Design system with 30+ components and CI/CD automation

Design system with 30+ components and CI/CD automation

Design system with 30+ components and CI/CD automation

Design system with 30+ components and CI/CD automation
Design system with 30+ components and CI/CD automation

Praxent validated workflows with finance managers and met 100% of sprint commitments throughout the engagement.

The results

The results

The results

The results
The results

Faster decisions, launched early

Faster decisions, launched early

Faster decisions, launched early

Faster decisions, launched early
Faster decisions, launched early

Decisions return in under a second, third-party dependencies are gone, and the core engine runs with 90%+ test coverage. The platform launched 2 weeks early.

Every sprint commitment was met.

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decisioning
90%+
test coverage on the core engine
2 weeks
early launch
100%
sprint commitments met
What
the team
had to say
Tim Hamilton
Founder and CEO
,
the team
Tim Hamilton headshot

Working together, we were able to help this automotive lending fintech overcome the challenges associated with potential staff attrition while quickly expanding its microservices architecture. We are proud to have supported them as they empower banks and credit unions to approach auto loans and better serve their communities more strategically.

Tim Hamilton
Founder and CEO
,
the team
Tim Hamilton headshot

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