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Connecting originators directly to capital markets

Out with the factory, in with the rails — and the basis points that have been disappearing into the middle.

Marty LuckenbachApril 2026 · 5 min read

There's a reason the phrase 'mortgage factory' exists. The traditional origination model passes a loan through layers of intermediaries, each taking a cut, before it ever reaches the capital that funds it. We think that model is over.

Out with the factory, in with the rails

Genius connects originators directly to capital markets. The lock desk, hedging, and loan sale are built into the same platform that originates the loan — so the basis points that used to disappear in the middle stay with the originator.

Real-time pipeline and position dashboards mean the desk sees risk as it happens, not in a Monday-morning deck. It's capital markets built for the people running the desk, not just reporting on it.

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