Abstract: A mortgage system including a first module configured to support operating and compliance metrics, a data store configured to store a set of key performance indicators in the mortgage field, a second module configured for data validation and related visualization protocols, and a multi-tier user access authorization module configured to allow data contributors (e.g., mortgage companies) to provide information to clients, auditors, regulators, and/or authorized third parties. A method includes providing a standard set of key performance indicators in the mortgage field to a group of data contributors, receiving data from the group of data contributors, determining one or more performance metrics over a period of time on an absolute basis, determining one or more performance metrics either at a point in time or for a period of time on a relative basis, and displaying a comparison of the one or more determined performance metrics.