Del Mar Database and Ellie Mae, Inc. to Enhance Integration of DataTrac and Encompass

Best-of-breed solutions offer small and medium-sized lenders a superior alternative to end-to-end solutions

DUBLIN, CA—March 29, 2005—Del Mar Database is enhancing the integration between its DataTrac® back-office mortgage banking solution and Ellie Mae's Encompass® loan origination and management technology. DataTrac enables lenders to leverage their existing technology investment to reduce costs, generate greater profits per loan, minimize errors using business intelligence and fund more loans with fewer people.

DataTrac connects a lender's mortgage applications to a single point of data input and management, reducing duplicate data entry and adding several layers of security that protect data integrity throughout the process. Integrations with point-of-sale (POS) solutions, such as Encompass, enable mortgage lenders to enhance existing technology investments in order to take advantage of efficiency and profitability gains without the time and cost associated with end-to-end solutions.

"Our solutions are unique because they don't require a lender to replace their existing software solutions," said John Walsh, president of Del Mar Database. "Partnerships with best-of-breed technology providers enable our customers to take advantage of leading-edge solutions, increasing market penetration and improving profitability. This partnership allows lenders who have already adopted Encompass, or who are considering adopting Encompass, to also quickly and easily automate the rest of their mortgage operations."

The Encompass® Mortgage Management System is designed to serve the individual needs of loan officers, processors and brokers and combines all the critical elements of a mortgage origination business into one seamless, integrated application that dramatically improves the way brokers and retail lenders function. The solution offers an at-a-glance loan pipeline view, seamless collaboration tools, personal workflow management, integrated contact management, marketing, business-building tools and secure, seamless Internet connectivity with leading lenders and thousands of settlement service providers.

"The demand for the Encompass Mortgage Management System has been overwhelming in the last 12 months," said Jonathan Corr, senior vice president of Products for Ellie Mae. "We have seen massive adoption by not only mortgage brokers, but by many mortgage bankers and retail lenders. Since bankers and lenders need additional capabilities to effectively manage their mortgage lending operations, this integration partnership with Del Mar Database provides these customers with a complete solution that will take their operations to the next level."

This enhancement to the existing data exchange will make the transfer of information from Encompass to DataTrac seamless.

About Del Mar Database
San Diego-based Del Mar Database introduces new technologies to lenders of all sizes that leverage their existing tools to improve efficiencies, increase profitability and increase pipeline capacity. The company's proprietary software solution, DataTrac®, enables lenders to reduce costs, generate greater profits per loan, minimize errors using business intelligence and fund more loans with fewer people. Founded in 1991, the company's customers include mortgage lenders, brokers becoming lenders, credit unions and community banks. For more information, visit www.delmardb.com.

About Ellie Mae, Inc.
Ellie Mae, Inc. is an award-winning provider of software and services for the mortgage industry, which has been recognized in each of the past three years as one of the fastest growing companies in the California Bay Area, and most recently has been named to the Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing private companies. Ellie Mae provides a comprehensive line of products and services including the company's flagship Encompass® mortgage management system, Contour™ and Genesis™ loan origination software, Executive Web Sites for mortgage brokers, and Ellie Mae Docs services for document processing. Ellie Mae's ePASS® Network is the mortgage industry's online transaction platform enabling 40,000+ mortgage companies in the United States to easily do business online with leading lenders and nearly 100,000 settlement service providers. Ellie Mae is based in Dublin, California. To learn more about Ellie Mae, visit www.elliemae.com or call (925) 227-7000.

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Ellie Mae, Encompass, ePASS, and Genesis 2000 are registered trademarks, and Contour, Executive Websites, and Ellie Mae Docs are trademarks, of Ellie Mae, Inc. All rights reserved.

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