A borrower is waiting. So is the file.
A purchase enquiry arrives while a loan officer is with another borrower. The callback slips. Later, the application is open, but an income document is missing a page and the bank statement needs a second look. Each unresolved item interrupts the next borrower conversation.
Measures to review: application-to-funding pull-through; time to first contact; document-request turnaround; origination cost per funded loan.