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Case Study

Turning a Lender’s Loan Pipeline Into a System

Challenge

Salman Capital needed HubSpot to function as the operational command center for a fast-moving lending business, while continuing to use Mortgage Automator as the system of record for loans. The engagement focused on integrating systems, standardizing pipeline execution, improving reporting, and cleaning up CRM data so the team could scale without friction.

Key challenges included:

  • Connecting HubSpot and Mortgage Automator in a reliable, scalable way

  • Ensuring deals were only created after proper qualification

  • Improving lead assignment and follow-up consistency

  • Giving leadership visibility into sales activity and financial performance

  • Cleaning up a cluttered CRM without breaking existing workflows

  • Making HubSpot easier for reps to use day-to-day

Solution

No Bounds Digital delivered a sales-first HubSpot implementation designed around Salman Capital’s real loan pipeline, not a generic CRM setup.

HubSpot ↔ Mortgage Automator integration foundation

To ensure long-term reliability, we focused first on integration architecture:

  • Reviewed Mortgage Automator’s API and Zapier options to determine the best syncing approach

  • Created custom HubSpot properties to align with Mortgage Automator loan data

  • Designed a clear field-mapping and ID strategy so records sync accurately between systems

  • Validated integration logic to ensure updates flow correctly without duplication

This groundwork ensured HubSpot could reflect loan status, values, and key milestones while Mortgage Automator remained the source of truth.

Sales automation and lead management

We implemented automation that removed manual steps and enforced consistency:

  • Built a round-robin lead assignment system for three sales reps

  • Defined lifecycle stages and lead statuses aligned to Salman Capital’s qualification process

  • Created workflows to automatically enroll cold leads into nurture sequences

  • Implemented controlled handoffs from marketing-qualified to sales-qualified leads

  • Ensured deals are only created after leads meet qualification criteria

The result was faster response time, fewer dropped leads, and clearer accountability across the sales team.

Pipeline creation and record experience improvements

To make HubSpot feel purpose-built for lending:

  • Designed sales pipelines that mirror Salman Capital’s real deal stages from first contact through close

  • Customized contact, company, and deal record views so reps see the right information at the right time

  • Applied conditional logic to reduce visual clutter and guide accurate data entry

This significantly improved usability and reduced friction for the sales team.

Reporting and dashboards for accountability

Leadership needed clear visibility into both activity and outcomes. We delivered:

  • Company-level and rep-level sales dashboards

  • Metrics covering calls, emails, meetings, tasks, deal stages, revenue, and conversion rates

  • Automated weekly and monthly reporting to support ongoing performance reviews

These dashboards gave Salman Capital the ability to manage proactively instead of reacting after the fact.

Data hygiene and CRM cleanup

Rather than “cleaning for the sake of cleaning,” we took a deliberate, dependency-aware approach:

  • Audited legacy and duplicate custom properties from previous implementations

  • Archived or consolidated unused fields without disrupting active workflows, reports, or forms

  • Standardize key financial and deal-related fields to ensure accurate reporting

The result was a cleaner CRM that still preserved historical data and automation logic.

Tracking setup for application, landing, and pricing pages

To connect website activity with sales insight:

  • Ensured the application intake form synced properly with HubSpot

  • Configured HubSpot tracking on key pages

  • Enabled visibility into page views, submissions, and return visits

  • Set the foundation for behavior-based lists and sales alerts

Capabilities overview and future enhancements

As part of the engagement, we advised Salman Capital on additional HubSpot capabilities that could be layered in over time, including:

  • Lead scoring

  • Bots and chatflows

  • Sales playbooks

  • Advanced automation and AI-driven features

This provided a clear roadmap for future optimization without overwhelming the current team.

Results

By the end of the engagement, Salman Capital had:

  • A standardized, scalable loan pipeline inside HubSpot

  • Automated lead distribution and nurture processes

  • Clear, actionable sales and revenue reporting

  • A cleaner CRM with reduced noise and better data integrity

  • An integration-ready architecture between HubSpot and Mortgage Automator

Impact

Salman Capital now operates HubSpot as a true lending operations platform, supporting consistent execution, better visibility, and scalable growth. The system is designed not just for today’s volume, but for where the business is headed next.

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