FAQ

Questions, answered.

Straight answers about what Wheels Up is, who it is for, and where we are in the launch.

Processing the way it was supposed to work.

A processor should do more than send reminders and forward conditions. Wheels Up is being built around full-file ownership: organized submissions, document follow-up, third-party coordination, condition management, closing coordination, and proactive updates from handoff through closeout.

Our goal is simple: keep routine processing work off the loan officer’s desk so the LO can protect relationships, build the next opportunity, and keep originating.

What changes for the loan officer after a file is handed to Wheels Up?

The loan officer gets time back.

Wheels Up takes ownership of the routine processing work within the agreed scope: file setup, permitted disclosures, document collection and follow-up, third-party orders, submission preparation, conditions, closing coordination, and closeout.

We do not promise that an LO will never hear from us. We promise not to make the LO manage the processor. We bring the LO in when a decision, authority, borrower relationship, product choice, pricing matter, or lender-required LO action genuinely belongs with them.

The LO keeps the relationship. Wheels Up keeps the file moving.

Are you a lender or mortgage broker?

Neither — and that is the point. Wheels Up is a third-party mortgage processing company. We do not originate loans, advise borrowers, select products, quote or lock rates, underwrite, approve, or fund loans.

Because we never compete for the borrower or the loan, our only job is the operation behind it: moving your files forward so you can keep originating.

Is Wheels Up only for large brokerages?

No. Nothing is too small or too big.

Wheels Up is being built for the individual loan officer who needs dependable processing support and for the established brokerage that needs a complete processing operation. The operating model may scale, but the standard does not: clear ownership, proactive communication, disciplined follow-through, and a processor who actually processes the loan.

Can a large brokerage transition its existing processing operation to Wheels Up?

Yes.

Wheels Up can build a planned transition around an established brokerage’s current workflow, systems, volume, and team.

If you already have processors you trust, we can evaluate bringing those professionals into the Wheels Up operation so you can preserve institutional knowledge and working relationships while moving the employment, payroll, benefits, coverage, capacity management, and processing accountability away from the brokerage.

The objective is not to force a successful brokerage to start over. It is to preserve what works, strengthen what does not, and give the business a processing operation that can grow without requiring the broker to keep managing every staffing and capacity issue internally.

Every transition will be designed around the brokerage’s actual needs, applicable employment requirements, licensing, security, and operational readiness.

Will Wheels Up work inside the systems my brokerage already uses?

Yes. Your LOS stays your LOS.

Wheels Up works within your brokerage’s approved loan-origination system and established lender workflow. We are not asking you to replace the technology your team already knows or introduce another disconnected place to manage the loan.

Before the first file, we map the handoff, access, responsibilities, communication standards, and escalation points so your team knows exactly how the processing relationship will work.

You keep your systems and your lender relationships. Wheels Up takes ownership of the processing operation inside that structure.

Can the processing fee be paid by the borrower at closing?

Yes — that is the intended structure for eligible transactions.

As a third-party processing company, Wheels Up’s processing fee may be disclosed as a third-party charge and paid by the borrower at closing when permitted by the lender, loan program, state requirements, and transaction structure.

We confirm the permitted fee treatment before accepting the file. If a specific lender, state, or transaction does not allow the intended borrower-paid structure, we identify that upfront and determine whether an approved broker-paid arrangement is available.

The goal is to give independent mortgage brokers and loan officers professional processing support without automatically adding another fixed payroll expense to the brokerage.

Are you accepting loan files now?

Not yet. Wheels Up is pre-launch, and the waitlist is where that changes: join it and tell us what your processing operation needs to do better, so we build it in before we open. Please do not send borrower or loan information yet.

Stop managing the processing. Start using it.

Whether you need a processor for your files, dependable coverage for a growing team, or a transition plan for an existing processing department, Wheels Up is being built to take ownership of the operation behind the loan.

Join the waitlist and tell us what your processing operation needs to do better.

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