Sean Faries

By KIMBERLEY HAAS The CEO of Land Gorilla says advancements in technology are creating opportunities for more profitable construction lending. Sean Faries said since the California-based technology service provider for banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers started in 2010, there has been a move from spreadsheets to digitization. Land Gorilla is now taking things a step further, allowing lenders to build their own workflows with automation to complement them. “We are creating efficiencies for the financial institution that’s utilizing the software, where they’re able to reduce headcount or they’re able to improve processing times at such a magnificent return that the software far pays for itself,” Faries said. Faries said that they use machine learning combined with “a lot of…