Wave + 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 Wave for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Mortgage Brokers Using Wave
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Wave. Instantly convert applicant bank statements to Excel to verify income, identify regular commitments, and prepare affordability summaries.
The Mortgage Brokers + Wave 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 Wave
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns — dates in YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV). Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import. Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Wave Features for Mortgage Brokers
- Wave ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Wave's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
- 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 Wave
As mortgage broker, here's how to get bank data into Wave:
- In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV)
- Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import
Common Import Issues
Wave's free tier has occasional processing delays on large files. Also, Wave uses MM/DD/YYYY by default which conflicts with UK DD/MM/YYYY — select the correct format during import.
Wave Import — Built for Mortgage Brokers
Completely free with no paid tier for accounting features (monetised through payment processing). Popular with budget-conscious startups and side-hustlers.
Try Free — Wave + Mortgage Brokers