Clear Books + Mortgage Brokers: Faster Bank Import
Mortgage brokers need to verify income and spending from bank statements when assessing affordability for lender applications. If you use Clear Books for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Mortgage Brokers Using Clear Books
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Clear Books. Instantly convert applicant bank statements to Excel to verify income, identify regular commitments, and prepare affordability summaries.
The Mortgage Brokers + Clear Books Workflow
Mortgage brokers request 3-6 months of bank statements from applicants, review them for regular income deposits, identify committed expenditure such as loans and subscriptions, flag gambling transactions or payday loans, and prepare affordability summaries for lender submission. Each application typically involves reviewing statements from multiple accounts.
Key terms you'll encounter: affordability assessment, committed expenditure, income verification, debt-to-income ratio.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 30-45 minutes per mortgage application on statement review, which adds up to 5+ hours per week during busy periods with 8-10 applications in progress
AI formats for Clear Books
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Money in, Money out — Clear Books uses separate columns for credits and debits — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Clear Books, go to Money > Bank Accounts > select your account > Import. Upload the CSV and map Date, Description, Money in, and Money out columns. Clear Books has built-in Corporation Tax estimation that updates as bank transactions are imported, giving directors a live view of their CT liability.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Clear Books Features for Mortgage Brokers
- Clear Books ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Clear Books's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Clear Books has built-in Corporation Tax estimation that updates as bank transactions are imported, giving directors a live view of their CT liability.
- Built for Mortgage Brokers — Saves 30-45 minutes per mortgage application on statement review, which adds up to 5+ hours per week during busy periods with 8-10 applications in progress
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Mortgage Brain, Twenty7Tec, Excel
Import Steps for Mortgage Brokers Using Clear Books
As mortgage broker, here's how to get bank data into Clear Books:
- In Clear Books, go to Money > Bank Accounts > select your account > Import
- Upload the CSV and map Date, Description, Money in, and Money out columns
Common Import Issues
Clear Books requires header row labels to exactly match expected names. Rename columns to Date, Description, Money in, Money out if import fails.
Clear Books Import — Built for Mortgage Brokers
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