Insights Report | Financial Services

Mortgage Industry: 2020 and Beyond

Here’s what happened in the mortgage industry in 2020 and what to expect in 2021.

In the latest reports from our lead financial services consultant, we look at changes in the mortgage landscape over the past year and provide actionable insights for financial services companies to improve future performance.

Key takeaways:

  • Mortgage site traffic soared (+71%), three times  the rate of financial services sites (+25%) While overall traffic leans slightly more desktop heavy (60%), mobile traffic grew substantially (+41%) since 2019
  • Disruptors are capturing users earlier in the home buying funnel

Digging deeper, we uncover: 

  • Who had the highest traffic share
  • Which disruptors lenders should be on the lookout for in 2021
  • Digital strategies of leading websites and their primary traffic channels
  • The stage of the home buying process users should be targeting and what type of content is capturing organic traffic

About the Author

Jamie Drayton
Jamie Drayton
Lead Financial Services Industry Consultant Similarweb

Jamie Drayton is Lead eCommerce and Financial Services Consultant at Similarweb. He has a background in eCommerce consulting services for business development and growth. His clients include industry experts across top players in eCommerce marketplaces, CPGs, affiliates, banks, and insurance providers.