Batting 1,000 with Dale Vermillion

It's official, Dale has been named one of the top 100 mortgage professionals in the world by Mortgage Professional America! This year's list features the best-of-the-best in our industry worldwide, having been limited to just former Global Mortgage 100 List members and the select crop of Housing Industry Icons—including Dale—recognized by MPA in 2021. So, we're taking just a minute to celebrate th...

In the era of Fintech disruption, it's no longer unusual to see non-mortgage tech gurus parachute into the space with a vision to revolutionize mortgage lending. What is increasingly unusual though is for one of those gurus to build something that actually works. As other Fintechs struggle to make ends meet in a contracting market, Alex Kutsishin and Sales Boomerang remain not just one of the fast...

As a former Top 100 Loan Officer and one of the founders of Mortgage Coach, Dave Savage not only has a wealth of knowledge and experience in this business, but has painstakingly cultivated one of the largest, most-engaged communities for mortgage professionals today. In this episode of Batting 1,000, Dale and Dave combine their 70+ years of industry experience to share what it is they see top lend...

When the market is uncertain, trend lines are scattered, and the industry headlines turn apocalyptic, there's only a select handful of trusted veterans insiders turn to read the tea leaves—and one of those vets is MBS Highway Founder & CEO, Barry Habib. Barry has a long and storied history in this industry. As a three-time Crystal Ball Award winner (announced by Zillow and Pulsenomics), the be...

Now’s the time to learn how to adapt your business strategies to navigate today's market and prepare for future success no matter what comes your way. Join Mortgage Champions , in partnership with ICE Mortgage Technology , for expert advice on how to navigate the mortgage business during times of change. Tune in to hear from long-time friends and industry leaders, Dale Vermillion , CEO of Mortgage...

As the CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME), Katie oversees the day-to-day operations of the AIME team. She spearheads partnership development, membership growth initiatives, and business analytics. Previously, Katie served as the Senior Vice President at ARIVE where she successfully brought to market a revolutionary portal that provided an all-encompassing technology solu...

Since joining LendingTree in 2014, Will Adams has quickly become an invaluable asset to their enormous lender network. As LendingTree's Head of Sales, Will leads their Sales and Customer Success teams' efforts to drive lender success by advocating best practices for working with LendingTree leads, analyzing lender performance and communicating insights across multiple channels, and finding new way...

A highly-regarded financial analyst, influencer, and the Lead Analyst for HousingWire, Logan Mohtashami is a recurring guest on Bloomberg Financial and has spoken at numerous economic conferences, include Americatlyst and the California Association Of Realtors. Logan’s astute analysis of economic data and years of direct lending experience allows him to present a unique, informed, and unbiased per...

Host of the nationally-syndicated show, MoneyWise and cofounder of the MoneyWise App , Rob West has helped millions take control of their personal finances and invest in a better, sounder future for themselves and their loved ones. Having personally grown a team of wealth advisors to prominence, Rob West was invited to swerve as the President of Kingdom Advisors in 2003, a growing community of lik...

One of the youngest and most-influential leaders in the space, Clayton Collins seized his opportunity to shape the mortgage, real estate, and fintech landscapes as the CEO of HousingWire Media just a few short years ago. Since assuming his role in 2016, Clayton expanded a team of just 14 reporters in Houston to a 50+ person company spread across the United States that publishes four media brands (...

Over the past 12 years, Kristin Messerli has become a leading expert on borrower psyche. As the founder of Cultural Outreach, she and her team worked directly with underserved borrowers, brainstorming solutions to bridge the gap between unbanked na underbanked consumers and lenders looking to serve first-time home buyers. After Cultural Outreach was acquired by NAMMBA in December of 2020, Kristin...

Note: This episode is being re-released in it's full, un-edited format. The original version featured only a 20-minute preview—but you can now enjoy the complete conversation. Leading off Season 1 of Batting 1,000 with Dale Vermillion is none other than long-time friend and industry insider, Scott Payne. Scott is the Founder & CEO of SDP Solutions, a lead management consulting company that hel...

Relive Mortgage Champions Founder & CEO, Dale Vermillion, and MBS Highway Founder & CEO, Barry Habib's freewheeling conversation on the 2022 mortgage and real estate markets. From breaking down the major stories from 2021, to forecasting the trends that will define the 2022 market, Dale and Barry share their personal insights into the challenges—and opportunities—that will make and bre...