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    nCino on Salesforce
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    Modernizing Commercial & Farm Credit Lending with nCino on Salesforce

    How KVP helped a U.S.-based Farm Credit lender automate its entire commercial lending lifecycle—from qualification to booking—with nCino's managed package on Salesforce.

    Client Profile

    Industry

    Farm Credit / Agricultural Lending

    Region

    United States

    Business Model

    Relationship-manager led lending for farmers and commercial borrowers

    Primary Need

    Reduce manual effort and cycle time across the end-to-end loan lifecycle while improving compliance and visibility

    The Challenge

    The lender faced significant operational gaps that hindered growth and compliance across their lending operations.

    Manual Loan Origination

    Loan origination and underwriting processes were inconsistent across teams, leading to delays and errors.

    Limited Visibility

    No unified view of loan status, borrower data, collateral structures, and compliance conditions.

    Onboarding Delays

    Manual errors and process gaps caused significant delays in borrower onboarding and documentation.

    Scalability Constraints

    Legacy processes couldn't scale to support future products, lines of business, and growing loan volumes.

    Our Approach

    We implemented and configured nCino on Salesforce to deliver a structured, configurable lending experience.

    Salesforce + nCino Foundation

    Installed and configured nCino managed package on Salesforce, aligning the data model and UI framework to commercial/farm credit lending processes while leveraging out-of-the-box capabilities.

    Lead-to-Loan Conversion

    Mapped front-office processes to a clean Salesforce-to-nCino handoff—converting leads into Account/Contact/Opportunity, then into nCino Loans for the formal lifecycle.

    Credit Checks & Decisioning

    Enabled integration-ready patterns for pulling credit scores from third-party bureaus and using score inputs to drive loan decisioning paths (approve/review/reject).

    Document Management & E-Signature

    Configured document placeholders, checklists by product type, template-driven generation workflows, and DocuSign integration for customer signing and tracking.

    Customer Onboarding Portal

    Salesforce-based customer portal screens enabling borrower-led data capture to reduce manual errors and accelerate KYC and application completeness.

    End-to-End Lifecycle Automation

    Stage-driven lifecycle supporting operational discipline and governance across 9 stages from Qualification to Booked.

    End-to-End Loan Lifecycle

    A stage-driven lifecycle providing operational discipline, governance, and complete visibility across the lending process.

    1

    Qualification

    Initial borrower assessment and eligibility screening

    2

    Proposal

    Structuring loan terms and presenting to the borrower

    3

    Credit Underwriting

    Detailed credit analysis and risk evaluation

    4

    Final Review

    Comprehensive review of all loan documentation

    5

    Approval

    Formal approval based on credit and compliance checks

    6

    Processing

    Loan processing with automated workflow orchestration

    7

    Document Preparation

    Template-driven document generation and compliance checks

    8

    Closing

    Final execution with e-signature integration

    9

    Booked

    Loan booked into the system with full audit trail

    What We Delivered

    A comprehensive, production-ready lending platform built on nCino and Salesforce.

    Configured nCino Loan Management experience on Salesforce
    Standardized lead-to-loan process aligned to relationship management
    Stage-based loan lifecycle with visibility, governance, and auditability
    Document manager setup with checklist-driven compliance
    Integration-ready approach for credit scoring and underwriting workflows
    Customer portal for borrower-led onboarding

    Why KVP for nCino

    KVP brings deep expertise in building industry workflows on Salesforce—with the discipline to balance out-of-the-box acceleration and real-world customization.

    Salesforce Delivery Maturity

    Proven enterprise implementations with deep platform expertise

    Loan Process Expertise

    Strong understanding of loan lifecycle operations and compliance

    Scalable Architecture

    Ability to design scalable data models, UI frameworks, and governed automation

    Adoption-Ready Rollouts

    Experience integrating third-party systems and building user adoption programs

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