Source Map · release 2026-09

Loan origination and lending software: where the answers cite

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Answers captured 2026-09-22. Valid answers: 150 of 150 (100.0%) target attempts. The September release's naming and citation figures are unchanged.

Citation shares count each distinct returned URL once per answer. Answer shares count a domain once per answer. A checked-vendor domain is any canonical domain or alias in this category's fixed set. Own is evaluated relative to each vendor in the downloadable rules.

Titles not fetched: 111 of 425 (26.1%) distinct cited URLs. We use the URL path where a title could not be read.

Complete source classes and fired rules · Category record

ChatGPT

Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.

Source mix for ChatGPT
Source classCitations
checked vendor101 of 152 (66.4%)
review platform0 of 152 (0.0%)
community0 of 152 (0.0%)
video0 of 152 (0.0%)
reference0 of 152 (0.0%)
academic government15 of 152 (9.9%)
media0 of 152 (0.0%)
ranked list1 of 152 (0.7%)
other company34 of 152 (22.4%)
other1 of 152 (0.7%)

Checked vendors' owned sites: 101 of 152 (66.4%) citations. Other companies: 34 of 152 (22.4%). Ranked lists: 1 of 152 (0.7%).

Ten most-cited domains for ChatGPT
DomainClassCitationsAnswers
meridianlink.comchecked vendor21 of 152 (13.8%)15 of 30 (50.0%)
ncino.comchecked vendor16 of 152 (10.5%)11 of 30 (36.7%)
blend.comchecked vendor12 of 152 (7.9%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
abrigo.comchecked vendor11 of 152 (7.2%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
fdic.govacademic government9 of 152 (5.9%)3 of 30 (10.0%)
arive.comother company8 of 152 (5.3%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
ice.comother company8 of 152 (5.3%)5 of 30 (16.7%)
origence.comchecked vendor8 of 152 (5.3%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
bakerhill.comchecked vendor6 of 152 (3.9%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
launcher.solutionsother company6 of 152 (3.9%)3 of 30 (10.0%)

Claude

Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.

Source mix for Claude
Source classCitations
checked vendor27 of 256 (10.5%)
review platform46 of 256 (18.0%)
community0 of 256 (0.0%)
video0 of 256 (0.0%)
reference0 of 256 (0.0%)
academic government0 of 256 (0.0%)
media0 of 256 (0.0%)
ranked list150 of 256 (58.6%)
other company32 of 256 (12.5%)
other1 of 256 (0.4%)

Checked vendors' owned sites: 27 of 256 (10.5%) citations. Other companies: 32 of 256 (12.5%). Ranked lists: 150 of 256 (58.6%).

Ten most-cited domains for Claude
DomainClassCitationsAnswers
aloan.airanked list19 of 256 (7.4%)12 of 30 (40.0%)
capterra.comreview platform17 of 256 (6.6%)13 of 30 (43.3%)
hesfintech.comranked list16 of 256 (6.3%)15 of 30 (50.0%)
g2.comreview platform15 of 256 (5.9%)8 of 30 (26.7%)
loanpro.iochecked vendor14 of 256 (5.5%)14 of 30 (46.7%)
slashdot.orgranked list12 of 256 (4.7%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
zeitro.comranked list9 of 256 (3.5%)8 of 30 (26.7%)
softpullsolutions.comranked list8 of 256 (3.1%)8 of 30 (26.7%)
awesometechinc.comranked list7 of 256 (2.7%)5 of 30 (16.7%)
sourceforge.netreview platform7 of 256 (2.7%)7 of 30 (23.3%)

Perplexity

Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.

Source mix for Perplexity
Source classCitations
checked vendor47 of 671 (7.0%)
review platform82 of 671 (12.2%)
community0 of 671 (0.0%)
video0 of 671 (0.0%)
reference0 of 671 (0.0%)
academic government0 of 671 (0.0%)
media0 of 671 (0.0%)
ranked list416 of 671 (62.0%)
other company111 of 671 (16.5%)
other15 of 671 (2.2%)

Checked vendors' owned sites: 47 of 671 (7.0%) citations. Other companies: 111 of 671 (16.5%). Ranked lists: 416 of 671 (62.0%).

Ten most-cited domains for Perplexity
DomainClassCitationsAnswers
g2.comreview platform42 of 671 (6.3%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
aloan.airanked list40 of 671 (6.0%)18 of 30 (60.0%)
thelosdirectory.comranked list40 of 671 (6.0%)21 of 30 (70.0%)
ainora.ltranked list18 of 671 (2.7%)12 of 30 (40.0%)
loanpro.iochecked vendor18 of 671 (2.7%)15 of 30 (50.0%)
hesfintech.comranked list15 of 671 (2.2%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
marketbeat.comranked list15 of 671 (2.2%)3 of 30 (10.0%)
ustechautomations.comranked list15 of 671 (2.2%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
multimodal.devranked list14 of 671 (2.1%)11 of 30 (36.7%)
capterra.comreview platform12 of 671 (1.8%)12 of 30 (40.0%)

Google AI Overviews

Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.

Source mix for Google AI Overviews
Source classCitations
checked vendor67 of 207 (32.4%)
review platform15 of 207 (7.2%)
community7 of 207 (3.4%)
video3 of 207 (1.4%)
reference0 of 207 (0.0%)
academic government0 of 207 (0.0%)
media0 of 207 (0.0%)
ranked list98 of 207 (47.3%)
other company17 of 207 (8.2%)
other0 of 207 (0.0%)

Checked vendors' owned sites: 67 of 207 (32.4%) citations. Other companies: 17 of 207 (8.2%). Ranked lists: 98 of 207 (47.3%).

Ten most-cited domains for Google AI Overviews
DomainClassCitationsAnswers
aloan.airanked list15 of 207 (7.2%)8 of 30 (26.7%)
loanpro.iochecked vendor15 of 207 (7.2%)11 of 30 (36.7%)
ncino.comchecked vendor13 of 207 (6.3%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
meridianlink.comchecked vendor10 of 207 (4.8%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
g2.comreview platform9 of 207 (4.3%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
crediflow.airanked list8 of 207 (3.9%)5 of 30 (16.7%)
hesfintech.comranked list7 of 207 (3.4%)7 of 30 (23.3%)
reddit.comcommunity7 of 207 (3.4%)7 of 30 (23.3%)
abrigo.comchecked vendor6 of 207 (2.9%)4 of 30 (13.3%)
awesometechinc.comranked list6 of 207 (2.9%)5 of 30 (16.7%)

Google AI Mode

Valid answers: 30 of 30 (100.0%) recorded attempts.

Source mix for Google AI Mode
Source classCitations
checked vendor37 of 113 (32.7%)
review platform7 of 113 (6.2%)
community5 of 113 (4.4%)
video0 of 113 (0.0%)
reference0 of 113 (0.0%)
academic government0 of 113 (0.0%)
media0 of 113 (0.0%)
ranked list54 of 113 (47.8%)
other company10 of 113 (8.8%)
other0 of 113 (0.0%)

Checked vendors' owned sites: 37 of 113 (32.7%) citations. Other companies: 10 of 113 (8.8%). Ranked lists: 54 of 113 (47.8%).

Ten most-cited domains for Google AI Mode
DomainClassCitationsAnswers
loanpro.iochecked vendor16 of 113 (14.2%)15 of 30 (50.0%)
aloan.airanked list12 of 113 (10.6%)9 of 30 (30.0%)
ncino.comchecked vendor7 of 113 (6.2%)6 of 30 (20.0%)
ustechautomations.comranked list6 of 113 (5.3%)3 of 30 (10.0%)
abrigo.comchecked vendor5 of 113 (4.4%)4 of 30 (13.3%)
crediflow.airanked list5 of 113 (4.4%)4 of 30 (13.3%)
reddit.comcommunity5 of 113 (4.4%)3 of 30 (10.0%)
moxo.comranked list4 of 113 (3.5%)4 of 30 (13.3%)
openbankingtracker.comranked list4 of 113 (3.5%)4 of 30 (13.3%)
sourceforge.netreview platform4 of 113 (3.5%)2 of 30 (6.7%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.