The FileInvite alternative built for mortgage brokers

FileInvite is a capable document-collection platform — and increasingly priced and packaged for banks, credit unions and large lending teams. Dossia does the same core job, but purpose-built for broker loan files: checklist templates per borrower profile, one private link per borrower with no account, validation with rejection reasons, and a bank-ready export. EU-hosted, per broker seat.

Last updated: June 2026

No borrower account or appLoan-file checklists built inEU hosting (Frankfurt) + DPAPer broker seat, free 14-day POC

Why mortgage brokers outgrow FileInvite

FileInvite, founded in New Zealand with a strong US presence, built a deserved reputation for replacing email document chasing with structured requests, automatic reminders and a client portal. For lending teams inside banks and credit unions — where it now concentrates its energy — it remains a strong product.

For an independent mortgage broker, three gaps tend to show up. The product is generic: it does not know what a loan file is, so checklists per borrower profile, document validation states and lender-ready packaging are all things you assemble yourself with folders and naming conventions. The motion is upmarket: plans, minimum seats and the sales process increasingly assume a lending team, not a two- or five-broker shop. And for European brokers, EU data residency and GDPR posture are not the default the way they are with an EU-native tool.

Dossia starts from the opposite end. It is a document-collection layer built only for mortgage brokers — not a POS, LOS or CRM — so the loan-file structure FileInvite leaves to you is the product itself.

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Dossia vs FileInvite, feature by feature

CapabilityDossiaFileInvite
Built forMortgage brokers specificallyLenders, banks, credit unions; generic collection
Borrower accessOne private link — no account, no appClient portal (typically with a login)
ChecklistsTemplates per borrower profile (salaried, self-employed, cross-border)Generic request templates you adapt yourself
RemindersAutomatic follow-ups until the file is completeAutomatic reminders
Document reviewOne-click approve/reject with rejection reasons sent to the borrowerAccept/reject on received files
OutputBank-ready loan file export, organized and consistently namedDownload/export of collected files
Borrower languagesTrilingual portal: EN / FR / PTPrimarily English
Hosting & complianceEU (Frankfurt), GDPR, signed DPA, row-level securityGlobal infrastructure; strong security, US/NZ-oriented
Pricing modelPer broker seat; no per-borrower or per-document fees; free 14-day POCPer user, tiered; positioned upmarket
ScopeDocument collection only — no POS/LOS/CRM, by designDocument collection with broader workflow integrations

Migrating from FileInvite: smaller than it sounds

There is no database to migrate — completed loan files stay wherever you archived them. The move is really two steps. First, export your recurring FileInvite request lists and recreate them as Dossia checklist templates; for most brokerages that is three or four borrower profiles and under an hour of work, and we do it with you during onboarding.

Second, parallel-run during the free 14-day proof of concept: keep in-flight FileInvite requests where they are, and start every new borrower on a Dossia link. By the end of the POC you have compared completion speed on real files, with nothing torn out and nothing to roll back if you decide to stay put.

When FileInvite is the better choice

Honestly: if you are a bank, credit union or large lending team, FileInvite is built and supported for you — its compliance tooling, integrations and account management at that scale are real strengths, and Dossia does not chase that segment.

The same goes if you collect documents across many unrelated workflows — HR, legal, commercial lending, onboarding — and want one horizontal tool for all of them. Dossia is deliberately narrow: mortgage loan files, done very well. If your work is broader than that, FileInvite’s generality is the feature, not the gap.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main difference between Dossia and FileInvite?
Specialization. FileInvite is generic document collection for lending teams and enterprises; Dossia is built only for mortgage brokers, with loan-file checklists per borrower profile, validation with rejection reasons and a bank-ready export. Borrowers also never create an account — each file is one private link.
Do borrowers need a login with Dossia like they do with a FileInvite portal?
No. Each borrower gets one private, unguessable link per loan file. They open it on their phone and upload — no signup, no app, no password. Their progress is saved against the link.
Can I migrate my FileInvite templates to Dossia?
Yes, manually and quickly. Export or copy your recurring request lists and recreate them as Dossia checklist templates — typically under an hour for a brokerage’s three or four borrower profiles, and we help during the free 14-day POC while you parallel-run both tools.
Is Dossia GDPR-compliant?
Yes. Data is hosted in the EU (Frankfurt) and never leaves it, every table is protected by row-level security, and we sign a DPA on request. The borrower portal is also trilingual (EN/FR/PT) for cross-border files.

Run both, side by side, for 14 days

Keep FileInvite running and put your next new borrower on a Dossia link. The POC is free, we set up your templates, and if your files aren’t complete faster, you walk away with nothing to unwind.

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