CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 11, 2025) – CHAMP Titles, Inc., a leading provider of digital vehicle title, registration, and lien systems of record in the United States, today announced the launch of its Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) gateway service by the Illinois Secretary of State. ELT is a software solution for the electronic submission of liens that transforms the vehicle titling process, reducing costs, improving efficiency, reducing fraud risk, and decreasing the environmental impact of paper-based alternatives.
ELT in Illinois also ushers in a new, performance-centric approach to government contracting. Companies offering large, complex software solutions have long required government agencies to pay significant upfront costs for services that aren’t delivered until several years down the road. Illinois’ partnership with CHAMP allows title and lien stakeholders to experience the benefits of modernizations more quickly. In addition to ELT services being available far sooner, Illinois’ ELT program eliminates the upfront and ongoing costs to Illinois as CHAMP Titles receives payment from the lender only after liens are filed successfully on the citizen’s behalf, a true win for the citizens of Illinois.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ transformative vision and commitment to making services more accessible and accountable to citizens through digital solutions paved the way for ELT. This technology is a significant step forward in modernizing vehicle ownership documentation for Illinois. Previously, it took weeks for banks to confirm and release liens to properly securitize their loans. With this the CHAMP ELT service, lienholders financing vehicles in Illinois can expedite communication with the Secretary of State’s office. With banks now able to swiftly add and remove liens, the pace of commerce improves for dealers, lenders, and citizens, removing the need for holding and managing secure paper titles. As a result, costs drop for each party, including the taxpayer. Additionally, CHAMP's innovative pay-for-performance contracting model rewards continuous improvement and cross-platform integrations.
Shane Bigelow, CEO of CHAMP Titles, said, “We are proud to be working successfully with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to introduce the CHAMP Titles’ platform to Illinois. The state’s leadership at the Secretary of State’s office should be an example for the nation, amenable to modernization, in pursuit of a better solution, and successful in seeking one out. With the favorable results from several other states that have upgraded their DMV software with CHAMP, we are pleased word is getting out and we are making real strides in a high barrier to entry sector like vehicle titling and lien servicing.”
All lenders in the state are encouraged to enroll to use this new ELT system. For more information on enrollment options contact [email protected]
