How 3 Financial Institutions Hit 60% Engagement in 90 Days

July 21, 2025

1. Executive Summary

In response to rising competition from fintechs and big banks, three forward-thinking financial institutions partnered with Chimney to launch MyHomeTracker, a digital homeowner engagement tool. In just 90 days, the institutions achieved 30% enrollment, 60% monthly engagement, and 5% click-throughs to loan applications—proving the power of personalized, always-on digital tools in driving meaningful results and re-establishing trust with homeowners.

2. About the Clients

This case study covers three regional financial institutions that shared similar challenges:

  • A declining market share in home equity lending

  • Manual, labor-intensive engagement processes

  • Limited visibility into account holder needs

Each institution had a large base of homeowner account holders but lacked the digital tools necessary to compete with modern consumer expectations.

3. The Challenge

✅ Losing the Battle for Homeowner Relationships

Without digital tools, financial institutions were relying on loan officers to engage thousands of customers—an approach that simply doesn't scale. Homeowners increasingly turned to fintechs and aggregators for financial guidance.

✅ Missing Critical Account Holder Data

Institutions lacked real-time insights into equity, home value, or loan-readiness, making timely engagement virtually impossible.

✅ Operational Inefficiencies

Teams were spending 15–20 hours per month running outdated marketing campaigns with limited effectiveness. Meanwhile, consumers used external apps like Zillow or SoFi for guidance.

4. The Solution

🔹 Chimney's MyHomeTracker

A modern homeowner dashboard embedded directly in the institution’s digital banking experience, offering:

  • Real-time home value tracking

  • Equity and borrowing insights

  • Personalized offers and home-related content

  • Automated monthly home reports

🔹 Technology That Scales

For less than the cost of a single loan officer, Chimney deployed 24/7 digital tools that supported marketing, lending, and digital teams:

  • Easy integration within weeks

  • Advanced targeting and alerts

  • Embedded property valuation and CRM syncing

5. Implementation

  • Timeline: Launch-ready in weeks

  • Integration: No-code JavaScript embedding into existing platforms

  • Teams Involved: Digital, lending, and marketing teams

  • Automation: Set up to trigger data-driven offers and alerts automatically, reducing manual workload

Chimney provided full white-labeled branding, seamless CRM integration, and customizable loan targeting logic—all with minimal tech lift.

6. Results and Impact

Within the first 90 days across the three partner institutions and 10,000 enrolled homeowners:

Metric                           Result

Adoption                  30% of homeowners enrolled

Engagement            60% return monthly for updates

Conversions            5% clicked into a loan product application

Satisfaction              85% “very satisfied” with the new digital tools

This showed measurable improvement in customer engagement, retention, and loan funnel performance—outpacing legacy marketing approaches.

7. Client Testimonials

“Homes are the most valuable financial assets most people will ever own. It makes zero sense that none of the data or insights associated with that asset are available within modern digital banking interfaces.”
— Alex Johnson, Fintech Takes

“The power of Chimney’s solution is undeniable.”
— Nick Evens, President & CEO, CURQL Collective

8. Conclusion and Key Takeaways

This case underscores how financial institutions can:

  • Modernize their homeowner experience rapidly

  • Compete effectively with fintechs

  • Drive revenue from home equity and refinancing products

  • Reduce operational burden with automation

📌 Key Takeaways

  • Homeowners expect digital, personalized, always-on tools.

  • My Home Tracker bridges the gap between property data and banking interfaces.

  • Technology, not headcount, is now the key to scalable growth in lending.

Interested in learning how MyHomeTracker can work for you? Contact Sales@Chimney.io to see how these numbers would translate for your specific institution and how quickly you can begin building your digital home loan pipeline.

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