TRUE Announces Enterprise Growth, Leadership Expansion, and Industry Momentum Across Mortgage Manufacturing

Platform rapidly surpasses 1,000 active users as company expands leadership and prepares for major industry events

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TRUE, the enterprise AI platform designed to lower cost per loan through end-to-end mortgage automation, today announced continued platform growth, expanded operational leadership, and increasing industry momentum as lenders adopt enterprise AI to modernize mortgage manufacturing.

Over the past year, TRUE has accelerated adoption of its Mortgage Operations Service (MOS) platform across enterprise lenders. The platform has quickly surpassed more than 1,000 active users, reflecting strong market reception and growing demand for technology that improves productivity and operational consistency across the mortgage lifecycle.

As lenders increasingly focus on reducing cost per loan while maintaining strong governance and compliance, TRUE’s MOS platform is being deployed to streamline operations across loan setup and data quality, underwriting support, and post-close processing.

“Mortgage lenders are no longer experimenting with automation. They are focused on lowering cost per loan and improving operational execution,” said Steve Butler, CEO of TRUE. “For years, lenders lacked a platform that could address those challenges across the entire mortgage manufacturing process. TRUE was built to provide that foundation — delivering productivity, automation, and measurable operational impact within existing lender ecosystems.”

TRUE’s growth reflects a broader industry shift toward end-to-end operational platforms that improve workflow continuity across the mortgage lifecycle. Rather than layering additional tools into already complex technology stacks, lenders are increasingly seeking solutions that reduce friction between stages of loan manufacturing while supporting scalable execution during both rising and declining market volumes.

Strengthening Operational Leadership

To support continued enterprise growth, TRUE has expanded its leadership team with the addition of experienced executives across operations and finance.

The company recently appointed Ed Job to lead Mortgage Operations and Customer Support. Ed brings more than two decades of financial services leadership experience, including 16 years at Citibank, where he led consumer mortgage and correspondent lending operations. He has also held leadership roles within high-growth startups, helping build scalable operational frameworks and disciplined execution models.

At TRUE, Ed oversees the company’s mortgage operations organization, including the customer support team, with a mandate to build a world-class support structure that serves both executive stakeholders and day-to-day platform users.

“Mortgage operations is where strategy meets execution,” Ed explains. “Having spent years running lending operations at scale, I understand where inefficiencies accumulate and how quickly costs can compound. Our focus is working closely with customers to ensure they realize meaningful ROI from TRUE’s platform by applying proven mortgage operational expertise to their workflows.”

TRUE also recently appointed Steve Daignault as Chief Financial Officer, further strengthening the company’s executive bench as it enters its next stage of growth. His experience spans companies at a similar stage to TRUE as well as larger enterprise software firms the company ultimately aspires to become.

The additions of Ed and Steve reflect TRUE’s continued investment in operational excellence and disciplined growth as the company expands its enterprise footprint.

Industry Momentum and Ecosystem Expansion

TRUE continues to strengthen its ecosystem partnerships and industry presence as the mortgage market increasingly focuses on automation that delivers measurable operational impact.

The company has expanded its collaboration with Candor, enabling lenders to connect automated document intelligence with underwriting decisioning capabilities. Together, the platforms support more streamlined workflows between document processing and underwriting analysis, helping lenders reduce manual review while maintaining strong governance and auditability.

TRUE will also join Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation on the main stage at HousingWire’s “The Gathering” conference this spring for a session around how lenders are approaching enterprise AI adoption and the operational lessons learned along the way.

In addition, TRUE will be participating in next week’s ICE Experience 2026, where the company will meet with lenders to discuss how enterprise AI can improve productivity across mortgage operations and help institutions reduce cost per loan.

As the mortgage industry navigates continued margin pressure and market volatility, TRUE remains focused on delivering technology that supports operational efficiency, workflow transparency, and scalable automation across the entire mortgage manufacturing lifecycle.

For more information, visit www.true.ai.