Everest Group PEAK Matrix for Mortgage BPO Service Providers

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1 Everest Group PEAK Matrix for Mortgage BPO Service Providers Focus on TCS December 2017 Copyright 2017 Everest Global, Inc. This document has been licensed for exclusive use and distribution by TCS

2 Introduction and scope Everest Group recently released its report titled Mortgage BPO Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix Assessment This report analyzes the changing dynamics of the mortgage BPO landscape and assesses service providers across several key dimensions. As a part of this report, Everest Group updated its classification of 16 service providers on the Everest Group PEAK Matrix for mortgage BPO into Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants. The PEAK Matrix is a framework that provides an objective, data-driven, and comparative assessment of mortgage BPO service providers based on their absolute market success and delivery capability. Everest Group also identified three service providers as the 2017 mortgage BPO Star Performers based on the strongest forward movement demonstrated on the PEAK Matrix year-on-year. Based on the analysis, TCS emerged as a Leader. This document focuses on TCS s mortgage BPO experience and capabilities and includes: TCS s position on the mortgage BPO PEAK Matrix Detailed mortgage BPO profile of TCS Buyers can use the PEAK Matrix to identify and evaluate different service providers. It helps them understand the service providers relative strengths and gaps. However, it is also important to note that while the PEAK Matrix is a useful starting point, the results from the assessment may not be directly prescriptive for each buyer. Buyers will have to consider their unique situation and requirements, and match them against service provider capability for an ideal fit. 2

3 Everest Group s classification of the mortgage value chain Origination Securitization Servicing Sourcing Credit/collater al evaluation Underwriting Loan funding Presecuritization Core securitization Processing Account closure / foreclosure Lead generation Credit risk assessment Collateral risk underwriting Document draw Quality assurance Risk management Loan setup Default management Application management Fraud risk assessment Underwriting decision Condition clearing and validation Document support Regulatory compliance Payment processing Refinance / loan modification Loan pricing Document verification Underwriting audit Wire request and approval Collections Short sale / foreclosure Loan document indexing and verification Rate locking Risk management Securitization support Post closure document review Purchase review and approval Credit reviews Collateral review Compliance/post closure compliance 1 Post funding review Securitization support Analytics Regulatory compliance and reporting 1 The United States compliance follows the mortgage electronic registration system and the HUD1 settlement statement Note: This report covers vertical-specific BPO within the mortgage space. It does not include coverage of horizontal business processes such as F&A, HR, procurement, and contact centers 3

4 Market impact (Market adoption, portfolio mix, and value delivered) Everest Group PEAK Matrix Mortgage BPO TCS positioned as Leader Everest Group Mortgage BPO Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix * High Major Contenders HCL Leaders TCS Accenture Leaders Major Contenders Aspirants Star Performers Cognizant Firstsource Mphasis-Digital Risk IBM Infosys Genpact Sutherland EXL Capgemini Intelenet WNS Wipro Low DXC Technology Aspirants Low High Mortgage BPO vision & capability (Vision & strategy, scope of services offered, innovation & investments, and delivery footprint) * Service providers scored using Everest Group s proprietary scoring methodology given on page 12, 13 and 14 Note: Assessment for Capgemini, DXC Technology, EXL, and IBM excludes service provider inputs on this particular study, and is based on Everest Group s estimates which leverage Everest Group s proprietary Transaction Intelligence (TI) database, ongoing coverage, service provider public disclosures, and interaction with buyers Source: Everest Group (2017) 4

5 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 1 of 6) Everest Group assessment 1 Measure of capability: Best-in-class Very high High Medium high Medium Medium low Low Not mature Market impact Vision & capability Market adoption Portfolio mix Value delivered 1 Overall Scope of services offered Innovation and investments Delivery footprint Vision and strategy Overall Strengths TCS has a taken a step toward integrating its IT and BPO functions. This is expected to enhance its problem-solving by positioning itself as an integrated solutions provider to clients TCS has continued to be a Leader on the Services PEAK Matrix, with sustained growth in the mortgage BPO market due to its well-diversified scope of services It has significant technology capabilities with focused offerings and investments in high growth areas such as analytics, risk & regulatory compliance, and automation Areas of improvement TCS can leverage its onshore delivery capabilities to expand the judgment-intensive services such as collateral risk underwriting and underwriting decision services While it has invested in developing its RPA capabilities, it should also proactively improve its traction among clients to cement its position as a Leader. This will help it to create a sustainable competitive advantage in the market Clients suggest that TCS can improve on flexibility and delivery of mortgage services 1 Value delivered score and overall PEAK matrix positioning adversely impacted for those service providers who did not provide adequate information 5

6 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 2 of 6) Overview Company overview Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT, consulting, and Business Process Services (BPS) organization. TCS has a diverse base of mortgage clients and extensive domain expertise across all loan products. It supports consumer lending operations across the lending value chain and offers a wide array of services and solutions that range from business process services to custom built point solutions, platform based managed services, consulting, analytics, and business transformation. TCS also deploys its ValueBPS offering with transformation levers such as FORE, robotic process automation, IT-BPS synergy, Business-Processas-a-Service (BPaaS) models to build a customer centric operating model that is lean, efficient, and scalable. Key leaders Arun Batra, Global Head, BFSI BPS Karthik Kumar, Director, Mortgage BPS Headquarter: Mumbai, India Website: Suite of services Origination Active servicing Default servicing Analytics risk analytics, customer analytics, fraud analytics, and marketing analytics Risk management (credit, market, liquidity, operations, and regulatory) Payments Fraud, risk, and compliance Mortgage BPO Revenue (US$ million) ~150 ~145 ~155 Number of FTEs ~5,920 ~6,335 ~6,275 Number of clients Recent acquisitions and partnerships 2017: Partnered with IBM on ireply a next-generation service request monitoring tool based on NLP algorithm 2016: Partnered with IBM on check processing solution and lending originations-as-a-service 2016: Partnered with multiple RPA vendors such as Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, WorkFusion, and UiPath underway Recent developments 2017: Developed mmortgage-digital Quality Control, a robust rule engine to digitize data from loan documents into LOS 2017: Developed mmortgage-digital Servicing, a platform- and device-agnostic solution that solicits requests from online sources 2016: Developed in-house technology Kofax, a data extraction and workflow solution that enables automatic data extraction or aided data extraction from U.S. title documents 2016: Investment in creating a digital underwriting solution that enhances the mortgage processor's and underwriter's productivity 2015: Investment in creating customer onboarding tablet-based application 1 Twelve months ending June 30 of any particular year, i.e., from July 20XX to June 20XX+1 Source: Everest Group (2017) 6

7 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 3 of 6) Key delivery locations Canada Norway Cincinnati United Kingdom France Gandhinagar Guadalajara Africa Mumbai Pune Bangalore Gurgaon & Delhi Kolkata Chennai Manila Quito Santiago Source: Everest Group (2017) 7

8 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 4 of 6) Capabilities and key clients Key mortgage BPO engagements Client name Category (origination, securitization, or servicing) Region Client since U.S.-based non-bank consumer lender Origination North America 2017 Top-10 U.S. investment bank Origination and securitization North America 2016 Top-three mutual fund and financial services group Origination and servicing North America 2016 U.S.-based full service banking provider Origination North America 2016 A leading Texas-based servicer Origination, securitization, and servicing Ecuador 2012 Top-three Ecuador Bank Origination, securitization, and servicing North America 2007 Large global bank Origination, securitization, and servicing North America 2003 Mortgage BPO FTE mix by segment FTEs in numbers Mortgage BPO revenue mix by geography Revenue in US$ million Mortgage BPO FTE split by delivery location FTEs in numbers Mortgage BPO client split by buyer size (buyer revenue) 1 Number of clients 100% = 6, % = % = 6, % = 34 Securitization 15% Origination 37% 48% Servicing LATAM UK 4% 3% Continental Europe 8% 85% North America Onshore Nearshore 11% 3% 86% Offshore Large Medium 3% 35% 62% Small 1 Buyer size is defined as large (>US$10 billion in revenue), medium (US$5-10 billion in revenue), and small (<US$5 billion in revenue) Note: Based on contractual and operational information as on June 2017 Source: Everest Group (2017) 8

9 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 5 of 6) Technology solutions/tools Application Category Year launched Description No. of BPO clients ireply Next-gen service request monitoring mmortgage-digital Quality Control mmortgage-digital Servicing Servicing 2017 The solution classifies the service requests on NLP algorithm. Exceptions are used to build and train the predictive engine Origination and servicing 2017 It performs automated data check points on information between multiple documents and Loan Originations Systems (LOS). It has an inbuilt OCR/ICR technique to digitize data from loan documents into LOS Servicing 2017 It is a platform and device agnostic solution which solicits requests from online sources NA <3 <3 Cognitive call center Servicing 2017 The solution helps contact centers and back-office agents, and discusses ways to improve operations to deliver better customer experience at every interaction NA mmortgage-digital Underwriting Kofax data extraction and workflow solution Credit report review automation Loan Estimate (LE) automation mmortgage-digital Originations Source: Everest Group (2017) Origination and servicing Origination, servicing, and securitization 2016 It is a rule engine based-solution that digitizes data from documents using OCR/ICR and compares 1003 data from LOS to enable fast and accurate credit decisions by managing data, documents, and decisions digitally 2016 The solution enables automatic data extraction or aided data extraction from U.S. title documents, thus enhancing quality and processor productivity. It also offers a workflow solution Origination 2016 The solution demystifies credit reports by extracting details automatically and performing the review with minimal manual intervention Origination 2016 The solution ensures compliance to LE correctness by integrating details from the LOS with the third-party application that generates LE Origination and servicing 2015 The platform enables the loan application process. It helps to select the most optimal and affordable product, and enables a selfdirected and user-friendly application process <3 <3 <3 <

10 TCS Mortgage BPO profile (page 6 of 6) Risk management & regulatory reporting Risk management support Details No. of BPO clients Credit risk Not applicable Operations risk Not disclosed 3-5 Market risk Liquidity risk Regulatory risk Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Regulatory reporting support List of regulations Description No. of BPO clients United States regulations CFPB, RESPA, TRID, HMDA, SAFE Act, ECOA & Investor Guide, FDCPA, FCRA, OCC, DOD Frank, TILA, Electronic Funds Transfer Act, TCPA, SCRA,FACTA, USAPA, CPA, GLBA,HOPA, CSR, and USC The U.S. regulations that are kept in mind while performing activities 3-5 United Kingdom regulations European Union regulations Not applicable Local regulations Source: Everest Group (2017) 10

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12 Market impact (Market adoption, portfolio mix, and value delivered) Everest Group PEAK Matrix is a proprietary framework for assessment of market impact and vision & capability Everest Group PEAK Matrix for mortgage BPO High Leaders Major Contenders Aspirants Low Low Vision & capability (Vision & strategy, scope of services offered, innovation & investments, and delivery footprint) High 12

13 Market Impact Service providers are positioned on the Everest Group PEAK Matrix based on the evaluation of two key dimensions Measures impact created in the market captured through three subdimensions Market adoption No. of clients, revenue base, and YOY growth, deal value/volume Leaders Portfolio mix Major Contenders Diversity of client/revenue base across industries, geos, enterprise size class Aspirants Value delivered Value delivered to the client based on customer feedback and other measures Vision & capability Measures ability to deliver services successfully. This is captured through four subdimensions Vision and strategy Scope of services offered Innovation and investments Delivery footprint Vision for the client and itself; future roadmap and strategy Depth and breadth of services portfolio across service subsegments / processes Innovation and investment in the enabling areas, e.g., technology IP, industry/domain knowledge, innovative commercial constructs, alliances, M&A, etc. Delivery footprint and global sourcing mix 13

14 Market Impact Everest Group confers the Star Performers title on providers that demonstrate the most improvement over time on the PEAK Matrix Methodology Everest Group selects Star Performers based on the relative YOY improvement on the PEAK Matrix ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE FOR SERVICES PEAK MATRIX Year 0 Year 1 Vision & capability In order to assess advances on vision and capability, we evaluate each service provider s performance across a number of parameters including: Innovation Increase in scope of services offered Expansion of delivery footprint Technology/domain specific investments In order to assess advances on market impact, we evaluate each service provider s performance across a number of parameters including: Yearly ACV/YOY revenue growth # of new contract signings and extensions Value of new contract signings Improvement in portfolio mix Improvement in value delivered This slide to be used ONLY for Star Performers We identify the service providers whose improvement ranks in the top quartile and award the Star Performer rating to those service providers with: The maximum number of top-quartile performance improvements across all of the above parameters AND At least one area of top-quartile improvement performance in both market success and capability advancement Star Performers are identified by top quartile performance improvement on the X and Y axes for each segment The Star Performers title relates to YOY performance for a given service provider and does not reflect the overall market leadership position, which is identified as Leader, Major Contender, or Aspirant. 14

15 FAQs (page 1 of 2) Does the PEAK Matrix assessment incorporate any subjective criteria? Everest Group s PEAK Matrix assessment adopts an objective and fact-based approach (leveraging service provider RFIs and Everest Group s proprietary databases containing providers deals and operational capability information). In addition, these results are validated / fine-tuned based on our market experience, buyer interaction, and provider briefings Is being a Major Contender or Aspirant on the PEAK Matrix, an unfavorable outcome? No. PEAK Matrix highlights and positions only the best-in-class service providers in a particular functional/vertical services area. There are a number of providers from the broader universe that are assessed and do not make it to the PEAK Matrix at all. Therefore, being represented on the PEAK Matrix is itself a favorable recognition What other aspects of PEAK Matrix assessment are relevant to buyers and providers besides the PEAK Matrix position? PEAK Matrix position is only one aspect of Everest Group s overall assessment. In addition to assigning a Leader, Major Contender or Aspirant title, Everest Group highlights the distinctive capabilities and unique attributes of all the PEAK Matrix providers assessed in its report. The detailed metric level assessment and associated commentary is helpful for buyers in selecting particular providers for their specific requirements. It also helps providers showcase their strengths in specific areas Does PEAK Matrix assessment incorporate customer satisfaction as an evaluation criteria/metric? Everest Group does not have customer satisfaction as a separate metric in its PEAK evaluation framework. This is primarily because it is challenging to obtain interviews with a meaningful number of reference buyers for each service provider. Also, customer satisfaction is a highly subjective and opinion driven metric and there is no foolproof methodology to normalize this input. That said, we validate our PEAK results through buyer interaction and capture some consistent spikes or lags in performance through metrics such as renewal rate, etc. 15

16 FAQs (page 2 of 2) What are the incentives for buyers and providers to participate/provide input to PEAK Matrix research? Participation incentives for buyers include a summary of key findings from the PEAK Matrix assessment Participation incentives for providers include adequate representation and recognition of their capabilities/success in the market place, and a copy of their own profile that is published by Everest Group as part of the compendium of PEAK Matrix providers profiles What is the process for a service provider to leverage their PEAK Matrix positioning, or Star Performer status? Providers can use their PEAK positioning or star performer rating in multiple ways including: Issue a press release declaring their positioning/rating Customized PEAK profile for circulation (with clients, prospects, etc.) Quotes from Everest Group analysts could be disseminated to the media Leverage PEAK branding across communications ( signatures, marketing brochures, credential packs, client presentations, etc.) The provider must obtain the requisite licensing and distribution rights for the above activities through an agreement with the designated POC at Everest Group Does the PEAK Matrix evaluation criteria change over a period of time? PEAK Matrix assessments are designed to serve present and future needs of the enterprises. Given the dynamic nature of the global services market and rampant disruption, the assessment criteria are realigned as and when needed to reflect the current market reality as well as serve the future expectations of enterprises 16

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