The handoff after closing
Origination ends at funding. Servicing begins the next day, and the two jobs are different: origination decides whether to lend; servicing keeps the record of a loan that already exists. Everything below is that second job.
The rhythm, by cadence
| Cadence | The work | Lives in |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | Post payments, apply to period, clear small exceptions | Servicing record |
| Monthly | Accrue, invoice, reconcile investors, close & lock | Servicing record |
| At payoff | Quote per diem, settle reserve, preserve payoff | Servicing record |
| Year-end | Freeze records, hand exports to accountant | Servicing → accounting |
| Always | Move the actual money | Your bank |
Three systems, one reconciliation
The most common confusion is expecting one tool to be all three. It is not:
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The boundary: money moves through your bank; the general ledger lives in your accounting system; the servicing record explains and reconciles to both. One does not replace another — they tie out.
A worked tie-out on Harbor's March: borrower interest of $6,497.26 = investor interest + your servicing spread. If that equation holds and the cash matches the bank, the month reconciles across all three.
Your bank
Moves the actual money in and out.
Accounting system
Holds the general ledger and the books.
Servicing record
Explains and reconciles to both — and never moves money itself.
The one daily habit that prevents month-end pain
Post every receipt to the period it belongs to, the day it arrives. A payment applied to the wrong month makes two months wrong and hides a real delinquency until the close — and by then it is a reconciliation hunt instead of a thirty-second fix. Daily posting is the cheapest insurance a back office has, and it is the single discipline that keeps the monthly close from becoming an archaeology project.
What actually eats the week
For most lean shops it is the ad-hoc investor and borrower questions — what did I earn, what's my balance, when's my payment. Scoped read-only portals move that load off the back office, which is usually the single biggest time win after leaving the spreadsheet.
Where LoanConsole fits
LoanConsole holds the servicing record — loans, calculations, documents, and close — and reconciles to your bank and accounting system. It does not move money or keep your books.
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This article is operational guidance, not legal, tax, or accounting advice.