For loan officers
Compensation you can model before you ever have a conversation.
Two plans. Published fees. A hard annual ceiling on platform fees, and a three-level Growth Share for the loan officers who build organizations. Run your own numbers below — nothing here is gated behind a recruiter call.
Applicable gross compensation less the published Vabasso fee, elected services, approved LO-paid expenses, and legally permissible adjustments.
At a glance
What the plans actually pay
- Producer Plan: applicable gross compensation less a published $695 per funded loan, with platform fees ceasing at $40,000 per year.
- After the ceiling, the transaction fee is $395 per funded loan for the rest of the measurement period.
- Growth Plan: 200 bps personal production for 1099 participants and 185 bps for W-2 participants, out of 250 bps of available transaction economics.
- Growth Share pays 10 bps per level across three levels on qualified, eligible funded volume.
- Employment classification depends on state law, the actual working relationship, and Vabasso approval — several states require W-2.
- Plans are elected prospectively. Vabasso does not permit loan-by-loan plan switching.
Plan comparison
Producer or Growth, 1099 or W-2
Every published fee, side by side. Nothing is buried in an appendix.
- Personal compensation
- Applicable gross compensation less the published Vabasso fee
- Company fee
- $695 per funded loan
- Annual fee ceiling
- $40,000
- Post-ceiling fee
- $395 per funded loan
- Growth Share availability
- Not available
- QC and compliance fee
- Included in the platform fee
- Optional AI cost
- Optional · $50 per month
- LOS
- Separately paid
- CRM
- Separately paid
- Pricing engine
- Separately paid
- Processing
- Separately paid
- Credit reports
- Separately paid
- Licensing
- Loan officer paid
- Basic LO page
- Included in the Vabasso platform
- Payroll treatment
- Independent contractor, Form 1099-NEC
- Employer payroll burden
- Not applicable
- Best-fit LO profile
- Established self-generated producer maximizing personal economics
| Feature | Producer 1099 | Growth 1099 | Producer W-2 | Growth W-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal compensation | Applicable gross compensation less the published Vabasso fee | 200 bps | 90% of gross after the per-loan fee | 185 bps |
| Company fee | $695 per funded loan | 20 bps retained | $695 per funded loan | 35 bps retained |
| Annual fee ceiling | $40,000 | Not applicable | $40,000 | Not applicable |
| Post-ceiling fee | $395 per funded loan | Not applicable | $395 per funded loan | Not applicable |
| Growth Share availability | Not available | Three levels at 10 bps each, when unlocked and qualified | Not available | Three levels at 10 bps each, when unlocked and qualified |
| QC and compliance fee | Included in the platform fee | $195 per funded loan | Included in the platform fee | $195 per funded loan |
| Optional AI cost | Optional · $50 per month | Optional · $50 per month | Optional · $50 per month | Optional · $50 per month |
| LOS | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid |
| CRM | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid |
| Pricing engine | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid |
| Processing | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid |
| Credit reports | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid | Separately paid |
| Licensing | Loan officer paid | Loan officer paid | Loan officer paid | Loan officer paid |
| Basic LO page | Included in the Vabasso platform | Included in the Vabasso platform | Included in the Vabasso platform | Included in the Vabasso platform |
| Payroll treatment | Independent contractor, Form 1099-NEC | Independent contractor, Form 1099-NEC | Employee payroll with withholding | Employee payroll with withholding |
| Employer payroll burden | Not applicable | Not applicable | Paid by Vabasso as a company cost | Paid by Vabasso as a company cost |
| Best-fit LO profile | Established self-generated producer maximizing personal economics | Producer building an organization who can operate as a contractor | Established producer in a W-2-required state or who prefers employment | Organization builder in a W-2-required state or who prefers employment |
Where the basis points go
All 250 basis points, accounted for
On the Growth Plan, every basis point has a named destination. Locked Growth Share positions revert to Vabasso — they never compress upward to another participant.
Where the 250 basis points go
1099 schedule · $350,000 loan
| Position | Basis points | Per loan |
|---|---|---|
| Producing loan officer | 200 bps | $7,000.00 |
| Vabasso retained margin | 20 bps | $700.00 |
| Level 1 Growth Share | 10 bps | $350.00 |
| Level 2 Growth Share | 10 bps | $350.00 |
| Level 3 Growth Share | 10 bps | $350.00 |
| Total transaction economics | 250 bps | $8,750.00 |
A $195 QC and compliance fee applies per personal funded loan and is charged separately from the basis-point allocation above.
Compensation calculator
Run your real numbers
Enter your production, plan, classification, organization, and your own expenses. Everything updates instantly, and nothing you enter is sent to Vabasso unless you choose to share it.
Model your economics
Supported range $25,000 to $10,000,000.
About 1.7 funded loans per month.
Monthly and annual counts stay synchronized.
Total lender-approved transaction economics available on the loan.
Annual funded volume
$7,000,000
Gross transaction compensation
$175,000
250 bps of funded volume
Effective company cost per loan
$695.00
19.9 bps of funded volume
Estimated compensation before taxes
$161,100
Before LO-paid expenses not entered and before taxes
Your fee ceiling
At the production entered, the estimated Vabasso company fee averages $695.00 per funded loan.
At this production level you are not projected to reach the $40,000 platform-fee ceiling during the measurement period.
$13,900 of $40,000 platform fees · 0 loans at the post-ceiling fee
How this result is built
- Gross transaction compensation: $7,000,000 × 250 bps = $175,000.00
- Personal-production compensation: $161,100.00
- Vabasso company charges: $13,900.00
- Your entered third-party expenses: $0.00
- Estimated net before taxes: $161,100.00
Compare with your current model
A model in which the company retains a percentage of gross transaction compensation on every loan, with no declining effective fee unless a separate cap applies.
Illustrative model. Actual competitor terms vary and should be independently verified.
Their gross compensation
$175,000
Company-retained amount
$35,000
Their recurring and per-loan fees
$0
Their estimated LO compensation
$140,000
Under the assumptions entered, the selected Vabasso plan produces an estimated annual difference of $21,100 compared with COMPANY A.
- Their effective company cost per loan: $1,750.00 (50.0 bps)
- Vabasso effective company cost per loan: $695.00 (19.9 bps)
- Break-even production: 1 funded loans per year under these assumptions
- Five-year cumulative difference: $105,500
Results depend on the assumptions entered. Compensation is only one part of evaluating a mortgage platform. Support, compliance, lender access, technology, employment classification, benefits, expenses, and contractual restrictions should also be reviewed.
Calculator results are estimates based on the information entered and the compensation assumptions displayed. Results are not a guarantee of compensation, employment, classification, production, Growth Share eligibility, or future earnings. Actual compensation is governed by the applicable written agreement, compensation schedule, licensing requirements, lender and investor requirements, employment law, company policies, loan eligibility, payment receipt, and legally permissible adjustments.
Employment classification
Where 1099 is available, and where W-2 is required
Classification is not a preference alone. It depends on applicable state law, licensing structure, the actual working relationship, lender and investor requirements, and Vabasso approval.
- W-2 required
- 1099 eligible with optional W-2 election
Florida
1099 eligible with optional W-2 election
Vabasso’s current classification matrix may permit an eligible loan officer to elect 1099 independent-contractor treatment or W-2 employment, subject to licensing, legal, operational, lender, investor, and company approval.
Last reviewed 2026-08-01 · Subject to change
The map reflects Vabasso’s current operating and classification matrix and is provided for recruiting and planning purposes only. It is not legal, employment, licensing, or tax advice. Independent-contractor eligibility depends on applicable law, licensing structure, the actual working relationship, lender and investor requirements, and Vabasso approval. State requirements and company operating structures may change.
What you get, what you pay
Included in the Vabasso platform
- Corporate sponsorship and affiliation
- Payroll and commission administration
- Mortgage compliance supervision
- Corporate email
- General marketing-team support
- Standard corporate marketing and brand assets
- Corporate support desk
- Lender and investor administration
- Compensation statements
- Fee and ceiling tracking
- Basic personal LO page within the Vabasso platform
- Approved Vabasso branding
- Standard platform reporting
- Standard workflow support
- Basic inclusion in applicable consumer-facing platform experiences
Planned platform capabilities
- Property intelligence
- Market intelligence
- Broader homeownership-platform functionality
- Post-closing relationship capabilities
- Additional workflow intelligence
Available as features are released, approved, and made generally available by Vabasso.
Separately paid items
Origination technology
- Loan origination system
- Point-of-sale charges when separately assessed
- Pricing engine
- Personal CRM
- Optional AI products
- Optional third-party technology
Transaction costs
- Processing
- Credit reports
- Verification services
- Appraisal fallout
- Legally permissible and properly documented chargebacks or losses
Licensing and compliance costs
- State licensing
- License renewals
- Continuing education
- Background checks
- Sponsorship fees
- NMLS and state-system charges
Marketing and business development
- Purchased leads
- Individual advertising
- Premium marketing
- Custom video production
- Custom websites
- Independent website hosting and maintenance
Office and personnel
- Hardware
- Phone and internet
- Home-office expenses
- Personal assistants
- Loan officer assistants
- Branch-office rent
- Travel and entertainment
Third-party costs are disclosed at actual cost or under a published fee schedule. Vabasso does not use undisclosed markups.
Optional technology
Vabasso Scenario Intelligence
Thinks like an underwriter. Advocates like an originator. Optional. $50 per loan officer per month.
What it helps with
- Borrower-scenario analysis
- Property-scenario analysis
- Potential program identification
- Potential lender-placement strategies
- Loan-structure comparisons
- Documentation considerations
- Underwriting-risk identification
- Guideline considerations
- Underwriting-condition interpretation
- Restructuring alternatives
- Suspended or declined loan analysis
- Stronger loan narratives
- Compensating-factor analysis
- Submission quality
What it does not do
- Approve loans
- Issue credit decisions
- Replace underwriting
- Override guidelines
- Guarantee eligibility
- Guarantee approval
- Provide legal advice
- Permit misrepresentation
- Permit omission of material information
- Circumvent investor or agency requirements
Advisory only. Borrower personal information may only be entered through approved secure workflows.
Recognition
Founding Growth Partner
Founding Growth Partner is a marketing and recognition designation only. It does not create equity, legal partnership, ownership, voting rights, profit interests, fiduciary duties, or governance authority.
- Recognition in recruiting materials
- Advisory-council participation
- Early access to platform features
- Priority consideration for market leadership
- Priority consideration for branch leadership
- Enhanced recruiting and launch support
- Leadership events
- Product-feedback sessions
- Compensation-plan protection for a defined period, if formally approved
Questions
Loan officer compensation FAQ
What is the Vabasso Producer Plan?
The Producer Plan is a flat-fee personal-production plan. Eligible 1099 participants receive the applicable lender-approved gross compensation less a published $695 per-funded-loan Vabasso platform fee, elected optional services, approved LO-paid expenses, and legally permissible adjustments. Platform fees stop accumulating at a $40,000 annual ceiling, after which the transaction fee is $395 per funded loan.
What is the Vabasso Growth Plan?
The Growth Plan pays 200 bps on personal production for eligible 1099 participants (185 bps for W-2 participants) out of the 250 bps of available transaction economics, and creates a three-level Growth Share of 10 bps per level on the eligible funded volume of qualified Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 loan officers. A $195 QC and compliance fee applies per personal funded loan.
Who is the Producer Plan designed for?
Established, self-generated loan officers who want to maximize compensation from their own production through transparent flat-fee economics and do not intend to build a producing organization.
Who is the Growth Plan designed for?
Producing loan officers who want to build a producing organization and earn additional compensation through a qualified three-level Growth Share, accepting lower personal-production basis points in exchange.
Can I switch plans on individual loans?
No. Vabasso does not permit transaction-by-transaction plan switching. Your elected plan applies to all funded loans in the applicable period.
When can I change plans?
Plan changes are made prospectively at designated election windows described in your compensation agreement, and never retroactively or loan-by-loan.
How does the $40,000 ceiling work?
Vabasso platform fees of $695 per funded loan accumulate during the measurement period until total platform fees reach $40,000. Once the ceiling is reached, standard platform fees stop and a reduced $395 per-funded-loan transaction fee applies for the remainder of the period.
What happens on the 58th funded loan?
At a constant $695 fee, 57 funded loans produce $39,615 in platform fees. The 58th funded loan is charged only the $385 remaining to the ceiling, bringing cumulative platform fees to exactly $40,000.
What happens after the ceiling?
Beginning with funded loan 59, the transaction fee becomes $395 per funded loan for the remainder of the measurement period.
Does the ceiling eliminate all transaction fees?
No. The ceiling caps the $695 platform fee only. The $395 post-ceiling transaction fee continues to apply, as do any separately charged third-party costs.
What is the $395 post-ceiling fee?
It is the reduced per-funded-loan transaction fee that applies after cumulative platform fees reach the $40,000 annual ceiling.
Is there a mandatory technology fee?
There is no mandatory monthly Vabasso technology fee on the plans described here. Third-party technology you elect — LOS, CRM, pricing engine, and similar — is separately paid.
Is Vabasso Scenario Intelligence optional?
Yes. Vabasso Scenario Intelligence is entirely optional at $50 per loan officer per month. It is advisory only and does not approve loans or replace underwriting.
Is processing included?
No. Processing is separately charged and is not included in the Vabasso platform fee.
Are credit reports included?
No. Credit reports and verification services are separately charged at actual cost or under a published fee schedule.
Is the LOS included?
No. The loan origination system is a separately paid item unless Vabasso expressly agrees otherwise in writing.
Is a CRM included?
No. A personal CRM is separately paid. Vabasso provides corporate email and standard corporate marketing support.
Is the pricing engine included?
No. Pricing-engine costs are separately paid.
Who pays licensing expenses?
The loan officer pays state licensing, renewals, continuing education, background checks, sponsorship fees, and NMLS or state-system charges.
Does Vabasso provide an LO website?
Vabasso provides a basic personal LO page within the Vabasso platform. Custom websites, independent hosting, and premium marketing are separately paid.
Can I maintain my own website?
Yes, subject to compliance review, approved disclosures, and applicable advertising rules. Independent hosting and maintenance are separately paid.
Which states require W-2 treatment?
Under Vabasso’s current classification matrix, W-2 participation is required in California (DFPI), Georgia, Indiana (DFI), Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Can I elect W-2 in a state that permits 1099?
Yes. Where the matrix permits either classification, an eligible loan officer may elect W-2 employment, subject to Vabasso approval.
Is 1099 classification guaranteed?
No. Independent-contractor eligibility depends on applicable law, licensing structure, the actual working relationship, lender and investor requirements, and Vabasso approval.
How is W-2 compensation different?
W-2 schedules account for employer payroll taxes and employment-related costs. On the Growth Plan, W-2 personal-production compensation is 185 bps with 35 bps retained. On the Producer Plan, W-2 commission is 90% of gross compensation after the per-loan platform fee.
What is employer payroll burden?
Employer payroll burden is the employer’s share of payroll taxes and employment-related costs paid by Vabasso. It is a company cost and is not deducted from the loan officer’s displayed gross W-2 compensation.
Is employee withholding the same as employer payroll burden?
No. Employee withholding is deducted from the employee’s pay through payroll. Employer payroll burden is an additional cost paid by the employer.
How does Growth Share work?
Qualified Growth Plan participants may earn 10 bps on the eligible funded volume of active producing loan officers at each of three levels. Growth Share is paid only on levels the participant has unlocked and only while participants remain active and eligible.
How do I unlock Level 1?
Level 1 unlocks with at least 1 personally recruited active producing loan officer.
How do I unlock Level 2?
Level 2 unlocks with at least 5 active producing direct recruits.
How do I unlock Level 3?
Level 3 unlocks with at least 10 active producing direct recruits.
What is an active producing LO?
An LO who is properly licensed, sponsored by Vabasso, in good standing, current on applicable company and vendor charges, not suspended, has no unresolved disciplinary action, and has funded at least one eligible loan during the preceding 90 days.
Do unfilled levels compress upward?
No. Unfilled or locked Growth Share positions revert to Vabasso. They do not compress upward, move to another participant, increase another participant’s payment, carry forward, or create a vested right.
Is Growth Share permanent?
No. Growth Share is not vested and is not guaranteed. It continues only while the participant and the credited loan officers remain active, eligible, and in good standing under the applicable agreement.
What happens if an LO becomes inactive?
Volume from an LO who is not an active producing LO in the applicable period is not eligible for Growth Share, and the corresponding position reverts to Vabasso.
When is Growth Share paid?
Growth Share is calculated on eligible funded loans and paid under the schedule in the applicable compensation agreement after Vabasso receives the corresponding compensation.
What happens after termination?
Growth Share ends on termination except for eligible amounts already earned on loans funded before termination, as described in the applicable agreement.
How are chargebacks handled?
Legally permissible and properly documented chargebacks or losses may be applied as described in the applicable agreement and in accordance with law.
Does Founding Growth Partner mean equity?
Founding Growth Partner is a marketing and recognition designation only. It does not create equity, legal partnership, ownership, voting rights, profit interests, fiduciary duties, or governance authority.
Are calculator results guaranteed?
No. Calculator results are illustrative estimates based on the assumptions you enter and are not a guarantee of compensation, employment, classification, production, Growth Share eligibility, or future earnings.
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Important disclosures
This page presents a business and compensation-plan framework for recruiting and planning purposes. It is not legal, tax, accounting, securities, employment, or regulatory advice. Final compensation, classification, licensing, and plan eligibility are subject to the applicable written agreements and review by qualified mortgage regulatory counsel, employment counsel, tax advisors, payroll professionals, and applicable state licensing authorities. Vabasso may modify plans prospectively to comply with law, investor requirements, lender requirements, employment-classification rules, regulatory guidance, or operational needs.
Calculator results are estimates based on the information entered and the compensation assumptions displayed. Results are not a guarantee of compensation, employment, classification, production, Growth Share eligibility, or future earnings. Actual compensation is governed by the applicable written agreement, compensation schedule, licensing requirements, lender and investor requirements, employment law, company policies, loan eligibility, payment receipt, and legally permissible adjustments.
Unless entered in the calculator, examples exclude processing, credit reports, licensing, marketing, CRM, LOS, pricing engine, hardware, taxes, assistants, chargebacks, and other LO-paid costs.
Compensation content last reviewed 2026-08-01 · Configuration 2026.08.1. Terms are subject to change and are governed solely by the applicable written compensation agreement.