New API integration automates data transfer between Baseline and Lightning Docs, cutting doc prep time from hours to minutes. Irvine, CA – November 4, 2025
Each month when I write the Lightning Docs Private Lending Market Report, one trend remains consistent: California, Florida, and Texas continue to dominate bridge lending. For
Last month, the Fed cut interest rates for the first time in nine months. That coincided with some of the lowest rates we’ve seen for
Lightning Docs, the official loan documents of the American Association of Private Lenders®, and Lendr, a leading provider of loan origination and servicing software, announced today a new API integration that connects the two platforms to further simplify and accelerate private lending workflows.
Lightning Docs, the premier document automation platform developed by Fortra Law, and Nexys, a leading Loan Origination Software (LOS) provider, today announced the completion of a new API integration designed to simplify the loan origination and documentation process for private lenders.
A bridge loan is any loan with a duration of 36 months or less utilizing interest-only payments for the duration of the term and containing a balloon payment at the end of the loan. Bridge loans are commonly referred to as residential transition loans (RTL), fix-and-flip, non-owner occupied, hard money, or in other terms that describe a short-term loan generally secured by a residential property for investment purposes.
A bridge loan is any loan with a duration of 36 months or less utilizing interest-only payments for the duration of the term and containing a balloon payment at the end of the loan. Bridge loans are commonly referred to as residential transition loans (RTL), fix-and-flip, non-owner occupied, hard money, or in other terms that describe a short-term loan generally secured by a residential property for investment purposes.
Lightning Docs, the official loan documents of the American Association of Private Lenders, announces a record month for the platform in July. With 5,451 loans in the month, Lightning Docs passed its previous record high of 5,270 loans in May of this year. This marks the fifth time in 2025 Lightning Docs has reached a record month, as the platform continues to cement itself as the official standard in private lending.
Lightning Docs, the premier document automation platform developed by Fortra Law, and LendingWise, a leading loan origination system (LOS) proudly announce their successful API integration. The new API integration allows LendingWise users to generate accurate, compliant loan documents directly through Lightning Docs without re-entering any data. This enables faster closings, fewer errors, and more time to focus on growth.
It feels like just yesterday I was recapping trends from 2024 and now here we are already halfway through 2025. As I noted in our
