The Lending Brief Podcast

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Roman Iwachiw , founder of FI Consulting and a 25-year veteran of federal credit analytics, for a candid look at how the government's approach to managing its $5 trillion lending portfolio has evolved, and where it still falls short. Starting from the early days of minimal FCR...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Owen Barwell , five-time CFO of multiple federal agencies including the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for a wide-ranging conversation on the role of federal lending in financing what private capital won't touch. Drawing on his experience deploying...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Liz Kamins , a 25-year veteran of housing finance and former senior leader at Fannie Mae, for a global tour of mortgage market innovation. From teaching primary market lending fundamentals in Moscow to advising Mexico's INFONAVIT on securitization, Liz spent years bringing les...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Jay Hurt , former CFO of the Office of Federal Student Aid and a 34-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Education, for a candid look at one of the federal government's most complex and politically charged credit programs. From a $37 billion profit in 2015 to a $493 billion...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Jeffrey Little , former senior executive at the Federal Housing Administration and current Deputy Director of the National Leased Housing Association, for a behind-the-scenes look at the federal government’s largest housing credit program. From navigating the aftermath of the 2008...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief , sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by Kyle Shohfi , an education policy analyst at the Congressional Research Service, for an inside look at the federal student loan portfolio and the seismic policy shifts reshaping it. From the four-year repayment pause to a surge in defaults, jumping from 3.7 million to 6 million bo...

In this reposted episode of The Center for USA Lending’s The Lending Brief , sponsored by Allocore, Bill Webner , CEO of Allocore , joins the podcast to break down why federal lending remains one of government’s most mission-critical—but technologically neglected—functions, and what it will take to modernize it at scale. Drawing on his career spanning Freddie Mac, Booz Allen, Capgemini, and now Al...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending’s The Lending Brief , sponsored by Allocore, we sit down with longtime USDA leader Roger Glendenning for a sweeping look at one of the federal government’s largest and most complex lending portfolios. Drawing on a 36-year career spanning field offices to the C-suite, Roger walks us through the evolution of rural development programs, from knocking on d...

In this episode of  The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , we're joined by two veterans of the Small Business Administration, Kate Aaby , former CFO, and Steve Kucharski , former CIO, for a candid look at what it actually took to run the Paycheck Protection Program. From processing 13 years' worth of loans in 13 days to building fraud controls on th...

In this episode of The Center for USA Lending 's The Lending Brief, sponsored by Allocore , Robert Shea welcomes Doug Criscitello in his new role as Executive Director of the Center and co-host of the podcast (sorry, Adam). Drawing on experience at OMB and CBO, Doug traces the evolution of federal credit from New Deal housing programs to the 2008 financial crisis and the trillion-dollar pande...