• Blend Labs' analysis of 12 months of mortgage originations found regional banks led conversion; national banks had the fastest median completion times.
• Independent mortgage banks led neither measure; credit unions lagged both.
• Mobile generated more application starts, but desktop led completions; switching devices substantially increased completion times.
• Completed mobile applications averaged about 20 minutes, compared with 27 minutes on desktop.
• One lender achieved roughly 90% conversion by having loan officers call borrowers early to address confusion before applications were abandoned.

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