Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) announced that its MERS eRegistry has surpassed 3 million eNotes, marking a milestone in the mortgage industry's transition to digital loan production.

The eRegistry platform digitizes promissory notes, which the company states can reduce capital demands, increase processing velocity and lower risks associated with lost documents and manual errors. According to MERS System data, lenders leading eNote adoption are now registering between 30% and 80% of their loan originations digitally.

"Surpassing 3 million eNotes reflects the steady progress the industry has made in modernizing how loans are produced, transferred and managed," said Bob Hart, President of ICE Mortgage Technology.

The MERS eRegistry operates with over 500 participants and their electronic vaults, creating a system for loan transfers and audit trails. The platform supports the MISMO SMART Doc format for standardization across mortgage processes.

MERS also provides digital mortgage services including centralized storage for remote online notarization videos and automated lien releases based on nightly paid-in-full reports from servicers.

ICE operates financial market technology and data services across major asset classes, including futures, equity and options exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange, along with clearing houses and fixed income services.