Loan Officer Life: Hustle, Heart and Homeownership

Prepare for the Future of Mortgage Lending: How changing to VantageScore 4.0, FICO 10T & Bi-Merge will benefit mortgage lenders and consumers. This episode will help mortgage lenders and originators understand how credit risk will be assessed in the future and be prepared to explain the changes to their borrowers. #mortgagelending #mortgage #futureofcreditscoring #fico #vantagescore #creditsco...

On today's Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux catches up with Fobby Naghmi, SVP with Homecomings Mortgage & Equity, who provides us with a preview of the new relationship-building CRM tool called Simpl, that he's been developing to streamline the recruiting process for multi-tasking producing managers. Listen to Fobby's own podcast, Laugh, Lend and Eat: https://laughlendandeat.c...

Brian talks with Alex Levi

On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux engages in a candid conversation about the state of the mortgage industry with Scott Groves, a successful Producing Branch Manager and in-house coach with Synergy One Lending.   For the past 8 years, Scott has drawn on his wealth of experience to serve as a personal coach for loan officers and a compelling motivational speaker through his company, C...

On this Fintech Friday’s podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Eric Levin, EVP of Client Development with Model Match, a talent management software and relationship development and management platform for the financial services industry. Mortgage lenders can use the Model Match data platform to identify mortgage originators, operations, and marketing talent they want to build relationships with to scal...

On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks about real estate technology with Steve Gaenzler, SVP, Products, Data & Analytics at Radian, homegenius Real Estate, which leverages data science to create opportunities for consumers, agents, lenders, investors, and other participants in the real estate process to search, evaluate and transact residential properties. Steve shares how home...

On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks about social media marketing with Greg Sher, Managing Director of NFM Lending and Co-creator of NFM’s Influencer Division. Greg shares how his team of Influencer loan officers used their personal brand to attract 65,000 people in 24 months and drive their realtor relationships by consistently posting on social media. He discusses the importanc...

On today’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with James Duncan, Director of Marketing with Thrive Mortgage, about connecting with Gen Z and Millennial first-time homebuyers on social media. They discuss consumer behavior trends and tactics to start using your authentic brand to consistently create engaging educational content that provides value to future homebuyers. #MortgageMarketing #...

Student loan debt has become a major obstacle for many young individuals and families who dream of owning a home, with a staggering 61% of non-homeowning millennials saying that student loan repayments are delaying their ability to buy a home. As we approach the dates when student loan interest resumes (Sept 1) and payments will re-start (Oct), coupled with high mortgage rates and soaring home pri...

On today's Fintech Fridays podcast 🎙️ Brian Vieaux talks with Dana Trajcevski from  Rebel Chics Media , which uses their mortgage banking experience to create custom branded compliant content for loan officers and real estate agents to educate and inspire homeownership #mortgagemarketing #socialmedia #buildyourdatabase #RebelChicsMedia

On this special Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Joshua Parish, Founder of VetLife, a non-profit organization that assists veterans in connecting with the benefits they have earned through their military service.   They discuss the annual VetFest, Michigan’s largest free veteran event being held on August 12, to enable active duty, retired and veteran families to enjoy a fun social...

On today's Fintech Friday's podcast, Brian Vieaux talks mortgage marketing with Dan Smokoska, Founder of Loangendary Marketing, a new marketing agency focused 100% on the mortgage industry that developed from the success of Dan's Be Loangendary weekly newsletter for loan officers. They discuss the importance of putting yourself out there to build your personal and business brand and wa...

On today's Fintech Friday's podcast, Brian Vieaux is turning the tables on Dustin Owen, Founder of The Loan Officer Podcast.   Dustin reveals his remarkable journey, starting from his days as a loan officer, where his passion for improving the financial literacy of his clients ignited. He transformed this dedication into a popular podcast that can be viewed on YouTube, leveraging his exper...

Using technology to improve profitability is a proven and well-established story in most industries, and yet in home finance the reported results are mixed. Here we will present the findings of our experience with the ability of technology to deliver positive ROI because the need has never been greater. The answers to achieving and maintaining positive ROI in mortgage fintech investments have to d...

On this week’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Dale Larson, Founder & CEO of Modex, a cutting-edge mortgage data analytics marketplace focused on recruiting for mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions. They delve into the challenges mortgage lenders face when recruiting loan officers with established books of business and how leveraging Modex’s extensive data sets assists le...

On today's Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks mortgage marketing with Katherine Campbell, Chief Marketing Officer with AnnieMac Home Mortgage. They delve into the evolution of the digital mortgage application and how traditional and online mortgage marketing fueled consumer demand for a seamless experience for their entire homebuying journey.   Plus, they unlock the secrets to the win...

On this week’s Fintech Fridays podcast, Brian Vieaux talks with Jimmy King, Co-Founder of BankingBridge, a #mortgage solution that enables #mortgagelenders, #creditunions,  #banks and #mortgagebrokers to easily add mortgage calculators and rate tables to their website to increase the opportunities to capture and convert website visitors. Jimmy shares tips for attracting quality prospects that are...

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Brian Vieaux, CMB  Vieaux discusses with  Scott Schang , Founder of  FindMyWayHome.com , the short and long-term business opportunities for loan officers who build their database. Scott shares his tips for market-proofing your business by building relationships with first-time homebuyers who are early in their homebuying journey or who've been turned...

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Brian Vieaux, CMB  speaks with  Jon Rutila, CMB , Chief Revenue Officer with  OptiFunder  a Warehouse Management System that revolutionizes the way originators fund loans to achieve the absolute lowest cost through full integration, patented optimization, and end-to-end automation. They discuss the savings that small to medium and large lenders can achie...

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Sean Grapevine , an Atlanta Branch Manager with  UMortgage , shares his blueprint for  #success  with  Brian Vieaux, CMB . Sean details how he scaled his business by restructuring his team to enable each person to work to their strengths and developed a new mortgage sales model within the context of his tech stack of sales enablement tools. #mortgage   #...

On today’s Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Patrick O'Brien , Founder and CEO of  LenderLogix , shares with  Brian Vieaux, CMB  how his early career as a mortgage originator provided the impetus to design and create digital mortgage solutions that deliver efficiencies for loan officers and real estate agents and a ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ experience for their borrowers.

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Brock Cassidy , VP of Partnerships with  EasyKnock , discusses with  Brian Vieaux, CMB  how EasyKnock can help homeowners who are unable to qualify for a HELOC or refinance to access their home equity. Real estate agents can refer customers who need to sell their home before purchasing a new home. Brock also shares the criteria he uses when evaluating a...

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Anita Padilla , President & CEO of  Take Three Technologies®  and  MegaStar Financial Corp. , shares with  Brian Vieaux, CMB  how she developed technology that helps lenders, their loan officers, and their operations team be more effective and efficient in their loan manufacturing and engaging with customers.

On today's Fintech Fridays  #podcast , Jason Frazier, EVP of Growth with  leadpops.com , shares with Brian Vieaux how leadpops is evolving from a lead generation SaaS platform to capture and convert traffic to a service that also provides lenders, loan officers, mortgage brokers, and real estate agents with tools and coaching to create a larger referral sphere for revenue optimization. They al...

On this Fintech Fridays  #podcast ,  Brian Vieaux, CMB  talks with  Andrew Liput , Founder and CEO of  Secure Insight , a pioneer in vendor management and wire fraud risk for mortgage lenders and consumers. They discuss how his background on the legal side of mortgage banking enabled him to identify how to provide a service that makes it easier for loan officers to vet third parties and prevent cl...