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BSI Financial expanded Milo, its AI-powered mortgage borrower service, with loan-specific assistance and human oversight. The company has not disclosed independent performance metrics.
Mortgage servicer BSI Financial Services has expanded its Milo borrower-assistance platform, adding account-specific automated support and human review to a service it says can operate around the clock. The Irving, Texas-based company announced the update October 8.
Milo is integrated with BSI’s servicing system, according to the company, allowing it to respond to questions using individual loan and account information. BSI says the service can handle agency and non-agency mortgages and can be offered under a client’s brand as a voice-based product. It describes automated monitoring and human review as safeguards, though the announcement does not provide independent performance data.
The distinction is consequential for mortgage servicing, where borrowers may be seeking payoff details, payment help or information about an account in distress. Errors can have financial and regulatory consequences. BSI did not disclose the volume of borrower interactions handled by Milo, error rates, complaint outcomes or how frequently staff intervene.
BSI founder and CEO Gagan Sharma said the goal was to make borrower service more responsive while allowing employees to concentrate on situations needing direct attention. The company says it services nearly $50 billion in mortgages, a figure it supplied in its announcement.
For lenders and investors considering automated servicing, the operational questions extend beyond availability. They include how customer identity is verified, how sensitive information is protected, when calls are escalated and how the servicer documents decisions and corrections. The release describes oversight but does not detail the standards used to assess accuracy or borrower outcomes.
The expansion follows BSI’s recent servicing and digital-mortgage announcements, including a September appointment to lead non-agency servicing. Milo’s impact on cost, satisfaction and servicing compliance will require evidence beyond the launch announcement.
