MANTL Loan Origination momentum builds as Michigan-based credit union expands its relationship with MANTL to modernize lending and create one connected experience for deposits and loans

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alkami Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Embers Credit Union (Embers), a Marquette, Michigan-based credit union, is live with MANTL Loan Origination. The launch supports Embers' goals of increasing lending automation, improving operational efficiency, and delivering a more streamlined experience for borrowers and loan officers.

The launch expands Embers' relationship with MANTL, which already supports Retail Account Opening online and in-branch. To date, Embers has raised nearly $28 million in deposits through the MANTL Platform, with account opening averaging approximately five minutes across its physical and digital banking channels. By adding lending to this foundation, Embers is creating one connected front door for origination across deposits and loans while creating a framework to scale more efficient, relationship-focused lending. Embers is initially using MANTL Loan Origination for credit card origination in the branch, and is expanding to auto, personal, and recreational vehicle loans online and in-branch.

"Within our pilot group, MANTL has reduced the time our loan officers spend on credit card applications by up to half, making them more efficient and giving them more time to focus on the member in front of them," said David Black, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Embers Credit Union. "This partnership with MANTL promises to help us transform lending at Embers as we add additional loan products to the Platform—simplifying the member experience and making it easier to meet our members, and their borrowing needs, where they are. We're also focused on improving our employee experience, and MANTL Loan Origination will enable us to do that through its intuitive and streamlined interface. This helps with adoption because employees are excited to use it, and goes a long way toward helping us maintain our status as a top workplace. Expanding from deposit origination into loans is an important step toward creating one connected front door for members."

Embers was part of the initial development partner cohort that collaborated with MANTL to expand its Platform to consumer lending. The cohort included more than 10 forward-thinking financial institutions that provided structured feedback, challenged legacy lending assumptions, and informed product design and functionality throughout development. Embers' input helped MANTL refine workflows around the day-to-day needs of borrowers and loan officers.

"Embers' launch of MANTL Loan Origination is an incredible milestone for Alkami and a meaningful step forward for the lending industry as a whole," said Benjamin Conant, chief product officer at Alkami. "As an early development partner, Embers helped ensure we built a Platform that was intuitive for employees, seamless for borrowers, and aligns with the way credit unions serve their members. Their feedback continues to shape MANTL Loan Origination as it evolves, demonstrating how close collaboration can turn real-world insight into a modern lending experience. As more credit unions look to modernize lending, we are excited to build on this momentum with a Platform shaped by the loan officers, bankers, and teams using it every day."

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About Alkami

Alkami provides a digital sales and service platform for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.

About Embers Credit Union

Embers is a member-owned, full-service financial institution serving communities throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. With more than $630 million in assets, Embers helps individuals, families, and businesses spark financial opportunities through modern financial solutions backed by the personal service of a local credit union. At its core, Embers is committed to helping their members thrive, and the communities they serve grow stronger.

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