Rocket Mortgage

Case study of the redesign of rocketmortgage.com

Overview

Role

UX/UI Designer

Problem

Previously, Rocket had invested millions in advertising efforts to direct potential clients to the Rocket Mortgage website and promotional landing pages. Despite these substantial investments, the design of rocketmortgage.com remained unchanged for nearly four years, leading to stagnant user experiences. Conversion rates had either plateaued or declined during this time. Moreover, we lacked comprehensive research on the homepage, leaving us without insights into our users' expectations and preferences upon site entry.

Goals

  • Employ diverse research methods to gain a deeper understanding of our visitors, including their demographics, behaviors, and needs, enabling us to better tailor our services on rocketmortgage.com.
  • Formulate a well-informed strategy and testing framework for rocketmortgage.com, drawing insights from our research findings to enhance user experiences.
  • Enhance the homepage of rocketmortgage.com to deliver a more streamlined and user-friendly experience, with a goal of achieving a 20% increase in conversion rates compared to our current performance.
  • Implement design improvements on rocketmortgage.com that align with our updated brand standards, incorporating design system components and patterns for a cohesive and visually appealing website.
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Research

By leveraging past research conducted by the company, conducting a competitive analysis, and utilizing a variety of new research methods, we successfully gathered extensive insights about our clients who engage with the homepage.

Brief synopsis of research findings through
client surveys and interviews:
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Design Solutions

Utilizing the findings from our research, we directed our redesign efforts toward emphasizing transparency by providing upfront rates and cost estimations, offering numerous educational opportunities and pathways, and showcasing the benefits of our services through ease of application and technology.
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Results

We initiated traffic throttling to our new homepage and monitored conversions, comparing them to the traffic on the old homepage. We have observed an increase in all metrics, all the way up to client’s closing on a mortgage.

We intend to persist in testing and iterating on the homepage with the aim of achieving a 20% increase in conversion rate funnel starts. In the meantime, here are the current metrics stemming from our redesign of rocketmortgage.com.