Mortgage Center Redesign

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πŸ˜€ Intro

To increase the number of applications for mortgages, we needed to redesign the Mortgage Center on the website. Data from analytics showed low conversion rates for the Mortgage Center, both for applications and for our mortgage lenders. The old design of the main landing page did not give the user a clear path of options for where to go. The redesign has a cleaner, simpler interface that directs the user toward the primary goals. The design also puts mobile-friendly design first to improve SEO.

🀝 Role

User Researcher

Product Strategist

UI Designer

Front-end Developer

πŸ› οΈ Tools

Adobe XD

Usability Hub

Visual Studio Code

πŸ“ The Problem

The previous design was not customer friendly:

  • Overly wordy
  • Too many CTA options and CTA buttons had confusing labels
  • The language was not user-friendly (banker terms)
  • Lack of information hierarchy
    • Page had no real direction for users to go. It was confusing and the informational structure required users to search longer for what they wanted.
    • Sections lacked descriptive labeling.

🎯 Business Goals

  • Increase number of application submissions - 1.25% interact with the Online Account opening CTA.
  • Increase the number of users visiting lender pages.
  • Decrease landing page bounce rate.
  • Based on a 5-month average:
    • 14.25% of users interact with Product CTA’s - We want to increase interactions with product CTA’s
    • 5% of users interact with Feature CTAs - We want to increase click-throughs to lenders and the application page

⏱️ Timeline

12 weeks

πŸ’» Process

  1. Assess business goals and user goals
  2. Competitor analysis
  3. Wireframe
  4. Prototype
  5. Test

πŸ“‹ Survey Questions

πŸ–±οΈ Prototypes