Compensation: Team Plan

The Team Plan: $695 per Funded Loan, a Split You Agree On

For originators who share production with a team leader or branch manager. On every funded loan, the team shares 100% of the elected compensation, less the $695, on a split the two sides agree on between themselves. Compensation is elected up to 275 bps, and it is paid within 24 hours of funding.

The terms

The Team Plan, term by term

Six terms decide what lands on a team file. Here is each one, in plain numbers.

Shared compensation

The originator and the team leader or branch manager share 100% of the elected compensation on each funded loan, less the $695. How it divides is a split the two of you agree on.

$695 per funded loan

A fixed dollar fee, taken once per funded loan and before the split. A bigger file does not make it bigger.

LOS access, two ways

Submit loans through your team leader's LOS access, or remit $79.99 a month for individual unlimited access of your own.

Where W-2 is required

Where state law requires W-2 employment, the team shares 85% of net after the $695, divided on the same agreed split.

Elected, changeable quarterly

Compensation is elected, up to 275 bps, and can be modified each quarter. No tiered levels, so the elected level applies from the first dollar.

Paid within 24 hours of funding

Payout is within 24 hours of funding. There are no production quotas and no caps.

The fee math at three loan sizes is worked out on the $695 flat fee page, and the full plan language sits on the compensation page.

Worked example

One $400,000 file, split two ways

The 70/30 split below is illustrative, used only to show the mechanics. Your split is whatever you and your team leader or branch manager agree on. Innovative does not set it.

  1. Start with the elected compensation on the file. At 275 bps on $400,000, that is $11,000. The 275 bps is an illustration at the top of the range. You elect your own.
  2. The $695 comes off once, before anyone's share is figured. $11,000 less $695 leaves $10,305 for the team.
  3. The agreed split divides the $10,305. At an illustrative 70/30, the originator's share is $7,213.50 and the team leader's is $3,091.50.
  4. Where W-2 employment is required, the team shares 85% of the net after the $695 instead. 85% of $10,305 is $8,759.25, divided on the same split.

Notice who carries the fee. Because the $695 comes off the top, each side bears it in proportion to the split. At 70/30, that is $486.50 of it on the originator's side and $208.50 on the team leader's.

Illustration: $400,000 loan, 275 bps electedSplit percentages are illustrative and agreed between the parties

Loan amount$400,000
Elected compensation at 275 bps$11,000
Transaction feeless $695
Shared on the split$10,305
Originator, 70% (illustrative)$7,213.50
Team leader, 30% (illustrative)$3,091.50

Per funded loan, before the $79.99 monthly LOS fee where it applies. You elect your own compensation, up to 275 bps. Innovative does not set the split. Where W-2 employment is required, the team shares 85% of the net after the $695 instead.

Your split. Your loan sizes. The same $695 per funded loan.

Bring both to the interview, and the conversation starts from your numbers instead of an illustration.

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For team leaders

Leading a team on the Team Plan

If originators already share production with you, or you want them to, these are the terms you build on.

One $695 per funded loan, not per person

The $695 comes off the elected compensation once per funded loan, before the split. Two people on a file does not mean two fees, and a larger loan does not mean a larger fee.

Your LOS access can carry the team

Team members can submit loans through your LOS access, so not every originator on the team needs individual access at $79.99 a month.

Each originator's split, agreed with you

You and each originator on the team agree on the split between yourselves. It divides 100% of the elected compensation on every funded loan, less the $695.

No quotas, no caps, paid within 24 hours of funding

There are no production quotas and no caps on you or the originators on your team, and payout is within 24 hours of funding.

Your branch, your brand

Start your own branch, virtually or site-based. Create your own branding, or keep what you have, with our DBA program.

Moving your team over

Dedicated transition and onboarding support is part of the plan, so the move happens without down time. Originators can be up and originating in 24 hours.

Innovative does not set the split, and the $695 does not change with it.

For team members

Joining a team on the Team Plan

Originating under a team leader or branch manager? These are the terms on your side of the split.

What sits between the comp and your share

First, the $695, which comes off once per funded loan before anything is divided. Then the split you and your team leader agree on. And if you take individual LOS access instead of submitting through your team leader's, $79.99 a month.

The $695 does not scale with loan size, so on a larger file a smaller share of the compensation goes to the fee. Where W-2 employment is required, your share is figured on 85% of the net after the $695.

Get the split agreed before you move, then run it through the worked example above using the loan sizes you actually close.

On your side of the split

  • A share of 100% of the elected compensation, less the $695, on every funded loan, at the split you and your team leader agreed on.
  • LOS access through your team leader, or your own individual unlimited access at $79.99 a month.
  • Compensation elected up to 275 bps, adjustable quarterly, with no tiers to climb first.
  • No production quotas and no caps.
  • Payout within 24 hours of funding.
  • Where W-2 employment is required, 85% of net after the $695, shared on your split.
Flying solo?

No team? Look at the individual 100% Plan

Originating on your own

With no team leader or branch manager sharing the file, the 100% Plan is the fit: 100% of your elected compensation, less the $695 per funded loan, with the $79.99 monthly LOS fee on your own access.

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FAQ

Team Plan questions, answered

Who sets the split on the Team Plan?

The originator and the team leader or branch manager agree on it between themselves. Innovative does not set the split. Whatever you agree on is applied to the elected compensation on each funded loan, less the $695.

Is the $695 charged per loan or per person on the team?

Per funded loan. It comes off the elected compensation once, before the split, and the team shares what is left. Two people on a file does not mean two fees.

Does everyone on the team pay the $79.99 LOS fee?

No. Team members can submit loans through the team leader's LOS access. An originator who wants individual unlimited access remits $79.99 per month.

How does the Team Plan work where W-2 employment is required?

Where state law requires W-2 employment, the team shares 85% of net after the $695 transaction fee, divided on the same agreed split. Ask us how that applies in the states where you are licensed.

Can compensation be changed after we join?

Yes. Compensation is elected, up to 275 bps, and the election can be modified quarterly. It is not set file by file or borrower by borrower, and there are no tiers, so the elected level applies from the first dollar.

How fast is a team paid when a loan funds?

Within 24 hours of funding. There are no production quotas and no caps on the team or its originators.

Bring your team, and your split, to the interview

Leading a team or joining one, the first step is the same. Tell us how you originate today and we will take it from your numbers.