The Lending Buzz

Welcome to the Lending Buzz, the podcast that gives you the latest news, trends, insights and strategies to help you grow your business. First up, in The My Take Section, I share insights about two very exciting initiatives going on at PROGRESS in Lending. From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest Tim Nguyen, the CEO & Co-Founder at BeSmartee, discusses the digital transformation tha...

First up, in The My Take Section, I share insights about what I learned from various sources about what we can expect in 2024. From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest Spencer Dusebout, the Founder and CEO at Aidium, discusses the automated mortgage marketing strategy that will get you the biggest return. Check out the conversation here …

First up, in The My Take Section, I share insights about what I learned from Tavant about what technology lenders really need to thrive today.   From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest Matthew VanFossen, CMB, CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation, discusses the technology needed to empower every loan officer to be successful in any mortgage market.   Check out the conversation here...

First up, in The My Take Section , I share insights about a new initiative at the MBA that will help lenders turn not-so-great borrowers into homebuyers. From there, in The Spotlight Section , Special Guest, Darshana Shetty, VP, Product Analytics & Design at Truv, discusses how technology can help you verify everything you need to know about every borrower. Check out the conversation here …

First up, in  The My Take Section , I share insights about the upcoming 13th Annual ENGAGE Event. From there, in  The Spotlight Section , Special Guest, Louis Zitting, CEO of MonitorBase, discusses how mortgage professionals can use their database to thrive in a very tight mortgage market. Check out the conversation here …

First up, in The My Take Section, I share insights about what it means to be a true lending luminary these days. From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest, FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler discusses his mission to decentralize and democratize the way consumers and lenders understand ability to pay. Also, at the end of the interview he’ll give you the scoop on what’s next for FormF...

First up, in  The My Take Section , I share insights about thought leadership that I learned from a conversation with Aaron King, the CEO of Snapdocs—a digital loan closing platform for mortgages. From there, in  The Spotlight Section , Special Guest, Linda Penttila, the Senior Director of Client Support and she leads the Support Teams for Constellation Mortgage Solutions, ReverseVision, and Axaco...

First up, in The My Take Section, I share my thoughts on how to get the most out of upcoming industry conferences. From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest, Lynnette Nuese, Director of Sales at Constellation Mortgage Solutions, discusses key insights on what sets one LOS apart from another. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take Section , I share what the mortgage technology community should really learn from what Mortgage Cadence is doing. From there, in  The Spotlight Section , Special Guest, Scott Mills, Principal, President at The William Mills Agency, discusses key insights from the 2023 Bankers As Buyers Report that every lending professional needs to know. Check out the conversation here:

First up, in  The My Take Section , I share what the mortgage technology community should really learn from what Mortgage Cadence is doing. From there, in  The Spotlight Section , Special Guest, Scott Mills, Principal, President at The William Mills Agency, discusses key insights from the 2023 Bankers As Buyers Report that every lending professional needs to know. Check out the conversation here:

Welcome to the Lending Buzz, the podcast that gives you the latest news, trends, insights and strategies to help you grow your business. First up, in The My Take Section, I share what the lending community should really learn from the failure of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank. From there, in The Spotlight Section, Special Guest, Sasha Ramani, Director of Strategy for MPOWER Financing, disc...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share information about how women are reshaping the mortgage industry for the better. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest, Hassan Rashid, Chief Revenue Officer at Tavant, discusses the future of digital lending. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share information about the latest industry awards competitions. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest, Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO at SimpleNexus, discusses why mortgage lenders need to embrace a mobile point-of-sale strategy. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share information about how AI technology helped banks in Spain gain efficiency and why banks and lenders alike here in the U.S. should do the same. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest, Todd Luhtanen, COO at BlackFin Group, discusses how mortgage technology has changed, why he decided to join BlackFin and how lenders can n...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share data from the TransUnion Consumer Credit Report that previews what the mortgage industry will be like in 2023. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest, Angela Hurst, Chief Administration Officer of USRES and RES.NET , discusses the true state of mortgage technology and what makes a successful technology offering. Check o...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share news about the cost to originate a loan and how it can be decreased. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guests Shannon Johnson, Product Manager/Business Architect – Touchless Lending at Tavant, and Dawn Svedberg, the Head of Fintech Product Sales at Tavant, discusses the state of mortgage lending. Check out the conversati...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share news about upcoming industry awards events going on at MBA Annual. RSVP to attend  HERE. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest Kelli Himebaugh, Chief Revenue Officer at Constellation Mortgage Solutions, discusses the company’s new LOS and the possibility of future acquisitions. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share news about a must-attend event going on at MBA Annual. RSVP to attend HERE. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest Souren Sarkar, CMB, the founder and CEO of Nexval, discusses the use of blockchain in mortgage lending. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I share advice that every independent mortgage banker should take to heart to be successful. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section, Special Guest Sean Faries, CEO of Land Gorilla, discusses the current trends in construction/renovation finance. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I talk about new legislation that will further the adoption of remote online notarization. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section Special Guest Asher Kahn, CEO of CondoTek, discusses how mortgage lenders are able to use technology to process condo loans faster despite the enhanced guidelines. Check out the conversation here ...

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I talk about new from The Harvard Business Review that talks about how to survive a recession. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section Special Guest Jane Mason, CEO at Clarifire, talks about the power of automated workflow in mortgage servicing. Check out the conversation here:

First up, in  The My Take  Section, I talk about new data that reveals how struggling homeowners are surviving COVID-19. From there, In  The Spotlight  Section Special Guest Ashish Bisaria, EVP and Global Head of the Customer Experience practice at Firstsource, talks about how AI tools can improve the customer experience. Check out the conversation here:

First up, in The My Take Section, I talk about new data that reveals how Millennials view homeownership in the COVID-19 Age. From there, In The Spotlight Section Special Guest John Walsh, CEO at LERETA, makes a strong case for why vendor diversification is critical for success in the current mortgage market. Check out the conversation here:

First up, in The My Take Section, I talk about how effectively use live conferences to get actual return on investment from the travel. From there, In The Spotlight Section Special Guest  Greer Allgood, Managing Director of Operations within the Wipro Opus  Risk Solutions division of Wipro Limited, shares her thoughts about  what’s to come at her company, and how she sees the future...

First up, in The My Take Section, I talk about how many in the mortgage industry are eager to get back to live conferences, but those live conferences might not provide the ROI that everyone is  seeking. From there, In The Spotlight Section Special Guest  Dave Parker, Chief Product Officer at LoanLogics, shares his views on how to automate MSR transfers. Sellers of MSRs typically struggl...