Customer Case Study

Inlanta Mortgage

Google Sites Intranet

“Steegle excels in clarity and creativity, showcasing the full potential of Google sites for our unique needs.” – Chris Knowlton

Empowering Mortgage Services at Inlanta Mortgage

Inlanta Mortgage started in 1993 when founder, John Knowlton, opened an office in Waukesha to help the community get mortgage loans. Ten years later, it became one of the few privately held lenders to survive the 2006 mortgage crisis. Today, Inlanta is one of the nation’s most venerable, well-respected independent mortgage banks.

Challenges

Inlanta was hunting for a perfect-to-fit solution to meet its intranet requirements with people based in hybrid working environments who need access to up-to-date forms, documents and news. Being involved in financial services, security was a paramount consideration. Having worked within the Google Workspace GWS environment, they were comfortable with Google Sites, as it could provide robust security and ease-of-use, but recognised the need for more functionality than vanilla Google Sites can provide e.g. on-brand design, staff directory, org charts and seamless file sharing. They then turned to Steegle for enhanced functionality provided by Steegle Springboard for Google Sites.

Outcome

Steegle studied the requirements of Inlanta and delivered a customised-to-fit solution for their Intranet requirements with a particular focus on document compliance and sharing. The Inlanta staff are today fully independent in updating the site and using the Steegle tools to easily maintain currency and relevance of the Intranet software platform.

Inlanta Mortgage Steegle.One Intranet Preview

“Steegle Rocks! We have worked with Steegle a few times over the past 5 years. They are far and away the expert in using Google sites. They are always great at explaining what can be done and how while finding creative solutions for our company.”

Chris Knowlton

Chief Information Officer, Inlanta Mortgage


Vanilla Google Sites — lacked staff directory, org charts, file sharing

Hybrid workforce needing up-to-date forms and documents — no central hub

Security paramount for financial services — basic Sites not sufficient

No on-brand design or automated staff tools

Before Steegle.One

Custom-fit intranet: branded design, directory, org charts, file sharing

Document compliance and sharing at the core of the build

Chris Knowlton: 'Steegle Rocks — far and away the expert in Google Sites'

Staff fully independent in managing and updating the platform post-launch

After Steegle.One

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Financial services organisations handle highly sensitive data — loan applications, client financial records, compliance documentation. Inlanta Mortgage was explicit that security was a paramount consideration from the start. Being deeply embedded in Google Workspace, they knew the platform could provide the robust security they needed. What they required was the functionality layer on top that vanilla Google Sites couldn't provide.

  • On-brand design, a proper staff directory, org charts, and seamless file sharing. CIO Chris Knowlton had worked with Steegle multiple times over five years, and described them as far and away the expert in using Google Sites, always finding creative solutions for the company's specific needs.

  • Steegle studied Inlanta's requirements carefully before building. The focus was a customised-to-fit solution with particular attention to document compliance and sharing — not a generic intranet with mortgage-coloured branding. For a lender where staff need access to up-to-date compliance documents, that precision matters.

  • Fully independent. Steegle built the solution and then empowered Inlanta's team to maintain it without outside help. For a mortgage bank with a busy operational environment, the ability to make changes quickly and internally is as important as the initial build.

  • Five years of repeat engagement from Inlanta's CIO is the most honest answer. Steegle isn't just technically capable — they understand the specific context of each client, find creative solutions rather than forcing the client into a standard template, and remain responsive long after the initial build.

  • Yes. If a mortgage lender needs a custom loan document tracking system, a compliance checklist tool, an automated onboarding workflow for new loan officers, or a CRM-style application for branch management — all of that can be built inside Google Workspace using AppSheet or Apps Script.

  • Mortgage companies hold large volumes of compliance documentation, product guides, rate sheets, and operational procedures. AI tools like Gemini can accelerate finding the right document — but only when the underlying content is well-organised and trustworthy.

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Since 2008, we here at Steegle.com have been delivering intranet development solutions for Google Sites. We have developed Steegle.One intranet system which builds directly to Google Sites for Google Workspace.

As a certified Google Cloud Partner, we specialize in Google Workspace based solutions. Give us a call at US +1 (302) 672 3007 or UK +44 (207) 871 502 or contact us today to view a demo of our intranet solutions, and see how it can help increase employee productivity and save time and money. Click below to learn more about the Steegle.One Intranet solution.

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