Full Disclosure

Summer is JUST around the corner, and we're loving the sunshine and warmth as we discuss all things mortgage, housing, and title. Join Jim, Alayna, and Tim for the June 2026 episode of Full Disclosure! 1:02 Mortgage Industry Vibe Check12:48 LodeStar x SettleWise Update18:37 Jim's Book Club22:59 What Grinds My Gears

Here on the Full Disclosure podcast, we try to keep things chill. But when it's time to grind our gears... don't even get us started.

Ever wonder what the homebuying process looks like from an insider's perspective? We'v highlighted Jim's homebuying process in the past. Now it's Alayna's turn!

For this month’s LodeStar x SettleWise update, Jim, Alayna, and Tim are recapping conferences in the midst of a busy season. Are we giving signs of fatigue? Never…

This week Jim and Alayna are talking all things conferences—especially since our biggest show of the year, ICE Experience in Las Vegas, is just one week away...

For this month's mortgage industry vibe check, we're just holding on for dear life. Jim and Alayna discuss the precipice of conference season, the transition into the spring market, and how that's changing things for mortgage tech.

2026 has been a whirlwind so far. It's the end of February, but it feels like we've done a full year's worth of work already. Jim and Alayna take a moment from their busy schedules to tell us about new products, plans for growth, and how LodeStar knocks conference season out of the ballpark.

This week it's "What Grinds My Gears," the monthly segment where Jim and Alayna vent their frustration on a topic of their choosing. This month, Jim wants to talk about the common assertion, "Renting is throwing your money away." With the current administration eager to prevent us from being "a nation of renters," the issue of renting is due for a conversation.

How can LOs differentiate themselves in the current market? For this month's Mortgage Industry Vibe Check, Jim and Alayna discuss how lenders can find their niche. Also, some thoughts on conference season, and how lenders and vendors can find harmony in shared goals.

We're ending January 2026 with the LodeStar update segment—except this month has something special... LodeStar is unveiling a new feature powered by AI which has already saved our clients tons of money. Listen to the episode to find out more!

This week on the Full Disclosure Podcast, it's time for "What Grinds My Gears," when Jim and Alayna vent their frustrations. Up for discussion: New Years Resolutions, why they fail, and whether snow is a good thing or a bad thing.

This week we're back to Jim's book club, our regular segment on the Full Disclosure Podcast where we get to hear what Jim is reading lately and how it's affected business at LodeStar and SettleWise.

It's officially 2026, and Jim and Alayna are kicking off a new year of the Full Disclosure podcast with a brand-new mortgage industry vibe check.

For the final Full Disclosure episode of 2025, Jim and Alayna are taking a moment to reflect on the past year and look ahead to changes in 2026.

Tired of hearing about how AI is going to change your job? We sure are... That's exactly why the way we think about AI in relation to our work needs to be reshuffled. This week, Jim is eager to share one of his latest reads, which helps us reframe how we think about AI.

Here's one last mortgage industry vibe check before the holidays. With just three and a half short weeks before break, Jim and Alayna give their take on the state of the mortgage industry.

This is a special episode of Jim's Book Club on the Full Disclosure Podcast. Lodestar's very own Alayna Gardner recently published an essay in a book, Rethink Everything You Know About Networking .

Five Thursdays in October?! One of them right next to Halloween?!? We couldn't miss the opportunity to release a special edition Halloween episode of Full Disclosure with Jim and Alayna. Enjoy!

Jim is at it again... for our monthly segment on the Full Disclosure Podcast, "What Grinds My Gears," Jim has a quiz for Alayna. Should it pumpkin??

It's time for Jim's Book Club! Every month Jim, shares what he's been reading lately. This week, it's all about sales... except actually interesting...

How are things at LodeStar and SettleWise? Good, actually. Jim and Alayna sit down to talk about things are going as we anticipate fall conference season and other new, exciting changes.

Welcome back to Full Disclosure! Jim and Alayna sit down to discuss the state of the market over the past month, the effects of the rate cut, and how mortgage lenders are strategizing for changes ahead.

Here it is, gang! The very first full episode cut of the Full Disclosure Podcast. Here's Jim and Alayna's full conversation for September 2025, where they cover the Encompass SDK sunset delay, LodeStar's recent Inc. 5000 win, and the virtues of pumpkin spice.

How are things at LodeStar, you ask? Really, really good, actually. For this week's episode of Full Disclosure, Jim and Alayna give an update on all things LodeStar.

It's time for "What Grinds My Gears"... Alayna insists that people with dietary restrictions who attend mortgage conferences deserve to eat, too. Meanwhile, Jim shares his true thoughts on pumpkin spice...