Claude, set up my workspace.
Connect your tools, bring your memory over, and start with the prompt library. One page, everything you need.
What makes this different
Not just another chatbot. Six things you should see before you start.
Artifacts
Ask Claude for an amortization table and it builds one you can interact with, live in the chat. Payment schedules, comparison tables, loan calculators. Not a screenshot. A working tool.
Projects
Create a Project for "Past Due Notices" with your template and loan agreement clauses. Every chat inside that Project already knows your format, your tone, your terms. No re-explaining.
Skills
Slash commands like /internal-comms and /doc-coauthoring run reusable playbooks. PLG can build custom ones: /payoff-quote, /past-due-notice. One command, consistent output.
500-page reading
Drop an entire closing binder into the chat. Ask one question. Claude reads the full document set and pulls the answer with section references.
Document comparison
Upload the original loan agreement and the amendment. Ask what changed. Claude returns a redline-style summary with every difference called out.
Cowork
Hand Claude a task and keep working. It researches, drafts, or reviews in the background and pings you when it's done. Like delegating to a second set of hands that already knows your files.
Connect Microsoft 365
One-time setup. Claude gets read-only access to OneDrive, SharePoint, and Outlook so it can open loan files directly.
- Open claude.ai/customize.The Customize page. Skills, Connectors, and Plugins all live here.
- Click Connect your apps, then the + next to Microsoft 365.It's under "Anthropic & Partners." Search "microsoft" if you don't see it.
- Sign in with your @paceloangroup.com account and accept the read-only scopes.Revoke any time from the same page.
- In a new chat, try: "List my five most recent files from OneDrive."Real filenames means you're in.
Connect HubSpot
Read-only access to deals, contacts, and notes. Pull deal context without leaving the chat.
- From claude.ai/customize, open Connect your apps and search
hubspot.Same modal as Microsoft 365. Anthropic & Partners tab. - Click the + next to HubSpot. Sign in and pick the PACE Loan Group workspace.If you see more than one workspace, make sure to pick PLG.
- Accept the scopes HubSpot lists.Claude only sees what you already see in HubSpot.
- Try: "Find the HubSpot deal for Borrower
[BORROWER_NAME]and tell me the stage."Right deal? You're in.
Bring your memory over
Claude remembers context between chats. Your role, your naming conventions, your preferred tone. Tell it once, the next conversation picks up where you left off.
- In ChatGPT, go to Settings > Personalization > Memory.You'll see every fact ChatGPT has saved about you.
- Copy the entries that still matter: your role, recurring projects, preferences, naming conventions.Skip anything stale or one-off.
- In Claude, open a new chat and type "Remember the following about me and how I work:" then paste.Or drop it into a Project's Custom instructions box. It applies every time you use that Project.
- I work on the Servicing team at PACE Loan Group.
- When I say "loan number," I mean our internal loan ID (format: XXXX-XXXX).
- Draft emails in a direct, professional tone. No exclamation marks.
- Default to US date format (Mon DD, YYYY).
- Our standard late-charge terms are [X]% after a [Y]-day grace period.
- When drafting borrower correspondence, always reference the loan number and property address.
Go deeper
Six capabilities, from quick wins to workflow-level changes.
attach_file Drop any file
PDFs, scans, screenshots, Excel. Drag it in, get analysis back. No uploading portals, no file-type restrictions.
format_quote Ask for citations
Add "Quote the section number" to any prompt. Claude references the exact clause, page, or paragraph so you can verify without re-reading.
edit_square Iterate, don't restart
Stay in the same chat and refine: "more formal," "cut the second paragraph," "add the maturity date." Every follow-up builds on what Claude already knows. New chats lose context.
menu_book Read entire binders
Up to 500 pages per conversation. Upload the full closing folder and ask a single question. Claude indexes everything, quotes the source doc and section number.
widgets Artifacts
Claude builds interactive HTML right in the chat. Ask for a payment schedule or an amortization calculator and get a tool you can click through, not a wall of text.
extension Projects + Skills
Set up a Project with your templates and instructions. Every chat inside it inherits context. Pair it with Skills like /internal-comms or /doc-coauthoring for repeatable, consistent output across the team.
Try these
15 prompts for real servicing work. Expand to preview, copy, and paste. Fill in the [BRACKETS] before sending.
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Find the closing binder for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]in our Servicing folder on OneDrive/SharePoint. Tell me the first payment date, the amortization term, and the borrower of record. -
Open the loan agreement for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]and pull the late-charge percentage, grace period, and default-interest rate. Quote the section number for each. -
Search the loan documents for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]in our Servicing folder and find any clauses about[insurance / prepayment / assignment / casualty / late charges]. Quote each with the section number and file it came from. -
Read the last
[N]emails in the servicing thread for Loan[LOAN_NUMBER]and give me a one-paragraph status: what's open, who owes whom what, and any next step in the thread. -
Look up the HubSpot deal for
[BORROWER_NAME]and summarize the deal stage, the last activity date, and any open notes from the originations team. -
You are drafting a past-due notice for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]. The missed payment was[AMOUNT], due on[DUE_DATE]. Step 1: Open the loan agreement for this loan in the Servicing folder. Pull the late-charge percentage, grace period, and default-interest rate. Quote the section number for each. Step 2: Calculate the late charge based on those terms and the missed amount. Step 3: Draft the notice in PLG's standard format: - Header with loan number, property address, and borrower name - Statement of missed payment with date and amount - Late charge calculation with the contractual basis cited - Cure period and next steps - Firm, professional tone throughout Step 4: Flag anything that needs manual review: missing data, ambiguous terms, or calculations you are uncertain about. Do not guess on numbers. -
Draft three reminder emails for an upcoming payment of
[AMOUNT]due[DUE_DATE]on Loan[LOAN_NUMBER]: one at T-14 days, one at T-2 days, and one for the day after if it's missed. Make each one progressively firmer. -
Proofread this before I send it. Flag anything unclear, too casual, or that could be misread by a borrower. Suggest a tighter version. Keep my voice.
[PASTE_EMAIL_OR_LETTER] -
Here's an email from a borrower:
[PASTE_EMAIL]Step 1: Identify the likely loan from any context in the message (borrower name, property address, loan number, payment amount). Step 2: Classify the request into one of these categories: Payoff request / Payment question / Insurance inquiry / Escrow question / General correspondence / Other. If it spans multiple, list each. Step 3: Flag the urgency. Is there a deadline, a regulatory timeline, or a time-sensitive action? Step 4: Draft a reply I can review before sending. Match PLG's tone (professional, direct, no filler). Include the loan number, reference the borrower's specific question, and state the next step clearly. Step 5: If I need to pull any documents or data before replying, tell me what and where to find it. -
I need a payoff quote for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]as of[QUOTE_DATE]. Step 1: Open the loan documents in the Servicing folder. Pull the current principal balance, the interest rate, the per-diem interest calculation method, and any prepayment penalty terms. Quote each section. Step 2: List every component I need for the payoff: - Outstanding principal - Accrued interest through the quote date (show the per-diem calculation) - Any prepayment penalty or yield maintenance - Admin/processing fees - Outstanding escrow or reserve balances - Any other charges on the loan Step 3: For each component, tell me where to find the current figure in our records (loan agreement, servicing system, escrow statement, etc.). Step 4: Produce a summary table with each line item, the amount (or "[CONFIRM]" if you cannot calculate it), and the source document. -
An unidentified payment of
[AMOUNT]arrived on[DATE]. Given our active loan list, suggest the most likely matches based on payment amount, timing, and any parcel or borrower hints. Rank them by likelihood. -
Read this meeting transcript and give me: (1) decisions made, (2) action items with owners, (3) any open questions, and (4) a two-sentence summary I can paste into an email.
[PASTE_TRANSCRIPT] -
Read the financial statement(s) for Loan
[LOAN_NUMBER]in the Servicing folder. Step 1: Pull the key figures: Gross Revenue, Operating Expenses, NOI, and DSCR (calculate if not stated, using the debt service from the loan terms). Step 2: If prior-year statements are available, show year-over-year change for each figure as both dollar amount and percentage. Step 3: Flag anything unusual: large swings in expense categories, revenue concentration, missing line items, or figures that don't reconcile. Step 4: Present a summary table I can paste into a credit memo: Metric / Current Year / Prior Year / Change / Notes. Step 5: State any assumptions you made and any figures you could not find or verify. -
I'm concluding
[YOUR_CONCLUSION]on Loan[LOAN_NUMBER]based on[BRIEF_EVIDENCE]. Read the source documents in our Servicing folder and tell me what I might be missing or what counter-evidence exists. Don't agree with me by default. -
Here's what I'm trying to do in Excel:
[DESCRIBE_WHAT_YOU_WANT]. Give me the formula or the step-by-step. If I attach the file, walk through it row by row.
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First two weeks
A suggested pace. ChatGPT stays available through Day 14.
Day 1
Connect O365 and HubSpot. Paste your ChatGPT memory.
Day 3
Run a loan lookup on something you're actively working.
Day 7
Use Claude for one real task. ChatGPT still fallback.
Day 14
ChatGPT off. You'll have two or three go-to prompts by now.
Help
Reach out early. That's what the overlap window is for.
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