He will help drive innovation of the intermediary market through digitisation
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has announced the appointment of Dale Jannels (pictured) as its first intermediary executive member.
OPDA is an independent industry body for companies revolutionising the property industry through data collaboration. Its core mission is to deliver digitisation of the home buying and mortgage process through the adoption of open property data and technology standards across the whole industry.
According to OPDA, Jannels, who is the chief executive at One Mortgage System (OMS), is one of the most well-known and experienced leaders in the intermediary and specialist lending sector. OMS joining the association will, it says, help drive innovation of the intermediary market.
After a five-year stint at Legal & General, Jannels joined mortgage broker, specialist mortgage packager and distributor AToM in 1999, where he climbed the ranks before being appointed managing director in 2011. AToM later became Impact Specialist Finance. He is also founding partner of OMS.
“Intermediaries and mortgage lending play a crucial role in determining the customer’s home buying experience,” said Maria Harris, chair at Open Property Data Association. “It’s an area where we’ve seen huge innovation in recent years but there’s much more we can do to join up the end-to-end process and leverage the power of data and connectivity.
“Therefore, I’m hugely excited that Dale and OMS have joined us to deliver these standards and connectivity for intermediaries. OMS’ approach to developing technology is data and API first which puts them in a great position to help shape and deliver the next phase of our digital evolution. Dale’s passion for working across the sector to improve the intermediary, lender, and customer experience exemplifies the collaborative attitude and mindset we need.”
Commenting on his appointment, Jannels said he was excited to work with Harris and the team at OPDA.
“I wholeheartedly agree with the vision and the approach that is being made to support the property buying and mortgage process and ultimately, the end consumer will benefit from these great strides forward,” he stated.
“OMS was created to provide an easier mortgage transaction for all parties in the process, and I believe our recent discussions can assist in developing a quicker and streamlined overall property transaction. I congratulate the OPDA team on making huge progress so far, and I can’t wait to contribute moving forward.”
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