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Why Wholesale Wins: Phil Shoemaker on Non-QM, AI & Building a Sustainable Mortgage Company

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Stop Chasing Shiny Objects: Meghan Tidgewell on Technology, MISMO & Real Operational Change

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Only 1 in 5 Trust Their Loan Officer — How First Home IQ Is Fixing That | Kristin Messerli | Connect

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The Perfect Storm for Non-QM: Why the Time Is Now | Lisa Schreiber, eResi Mortgage | Connect

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Where the Friction Really Lives in Mortgage Operations | Michael Danlag & George Schultz, Solugenix

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Standards Are the Foundation - Amy Moses on MISMO, MCD & the Future of Mortgage Data | Connect

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Treat Your Loan Officers Like Clients — Artin Babayan's Formula for IMB Growth | Connect

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Do You Really Know Who You're Wiring Money To? | Andrew Liput, Secure Insight | Connect Podcast

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Meet Penny: The AI Agent Removing the Back and Forth From Mortgage | Copperlane | Connect

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UAD 3.6, AI & the Future of Property Valuation | Kenon Chen, Clear Capital | Connect Podcast

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The Human Side of Disaster Servicing: Forbearance, Rebuilding & What Must Come Next | Connect

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50 Million Millennials Haven't Bought a Home Yet — Here's Why That Matters | Nora Guerra | Connect

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Stop Whiteboardng and Start Building: How Lenders Actually Adopt AI | Varant Herculian, JazzX AI

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FICO® 10T Is Here — What Every Mortgage Lender Needs to Know | Devin Norales, FICO | Connect

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Double Your Volume Without Doubling Your Staff | Vince Furey, MeridianLink | Connect Podcast

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Credit, Income & Assets — Certified in 5 Minutes | Mike Brown, Gateless | Connect Podcast

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GSEs Are Scrubbing 2020–2023 Portfolios. Are You Ready? | James W. Brody, Brody Gapp LLP | Connect

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Notice of Default, Junior Liens & the California Usury Trap | Steven Ernest, Forta Law | Connect

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The Fight for the Consumer: Real Estate Consolidation, AI & Future of the LO Relationship | Ep.265

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The Borrower Has Changed. Has Your Product Suite? | Tom Davis, Deephaven Mortgage | Connect Podcast

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Shift Left or Get Left Behind: Steve Kolker on AI, Production, and the Future of Mortgage

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People First, Technology Behind the Scenes | Neil Armstrong, CRO of Indecomm | Connect Podcast

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Why AI Won't Replace Your Loan Officer — And What Will | Bob Jennings, CEO of TrustEngine

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How Digital Collateral is Transforming Capital Markets | Michael Sachdev, CEO of Snapdocs

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Mortgage Industry 2026 Outlook: Rates, Housing Supply & AI with John Hedlund

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Why AB1018 Could Raise Mortgage Costs 50%+ | Paul Gigliotti & Nick Pabarcus Discuss

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Unified POS/LOS + AI: Wilco's Charlie Changes Mortgage Production Forever

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From Paper Stacks to AI-Powered Verification: The Future of Mortgage Lending w/ Sasha Stair, CMB®

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Will AB 801 Change How We Lend in 2026? | IMPACT Podcast

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Secondary Market Secrets: Whole Loan Trading, Valuations & Market Shifts with Rams Capital | Ep. 252

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Connect with Connect with John Rothfield, Derivative Logic | Episode 248

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Digital mortgages aren't the future. They're here. | Connect with Leah Sommerville, DocMagic | 247

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Connect with Paul Gigliotti, Incoming CEO, California MBA | Episode 246

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Connect with Mark Wilson, CEO, Advisent | Episode 245

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Connect with Lee Gillispie, Senior Managing Principal, Paradatec | Episode 244

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Connect with Susanne Livingston, RWM Home Loans and Jimson Tharayil, Acrisure | Episode 243

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Connect with Kenon Chen, EVP Strategy and Growth, Clear Capital | Episode 242

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Connect with Daniel Ceniceros, Founder & CEO, Connect Media | Episode 241

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Connect with Cody Charfauros, Principal/Managing Director, Slatt Capital | Episode 240

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Connect with Jon Brod, Co-Founder & CMO, Roam | Episode 239

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Connect with Amy Moses, Business Development Consultant, MISMO | Episode 238

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Connect with Caren Castle, Managing Attorney, California, The Mortgage Law Firm | Episode 237

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Connect with Mitch Kider, Managing Partner, Weiner Brodsky Kider, PC | Episode 236

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Connect with Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer, Deephaven Mortgage | Episode 235

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Connect with Cheryl Messner, PRODUCT Polly | Episode 234

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Praveen Chandramohan, SVP, Origination Growth Solutions, Cotality

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Connect with Marcus Carter, President, La Mesa Fund Control & Escrow Inc. | Episode 231

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Connect with Paul Gigliotti, Head of Growth and Partnerships, Prudent AI | Episode 230

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Connect with Anthony Ho, Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer, Amerihome Mortgage | Ep. 229

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Connect with Tom Delaney, President, Bankers Insurance Service | Episode 228

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Connect with Agustin Del Rio, Founder and CEO, Gallus Insights | Episode 227

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Connect with Brandon Glidden, CEO, 2n1 Tech Solutions | Episode 226

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Connect with Leslie Winick, Chief Strategy Officer, MCT (Mortgage Capital Trading) | Episode 225

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Connect with T. Robert Finlay, Esq., Partner, Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP | Episode 224

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Connect with Melissa Koupal, CMG Financial and Maria Moskver, CloudVirga | Episode 223

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Connect with Ken Perry, President and CEO, Knowledge Coop | Episode 222

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Connect with Michael Snelling, VP and Danny Gemma, VP, HUB International | Episode 221

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Connect with Mitch Kider, Managing Partner, Weiner Brodsky Kider, PC | Episode 220

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Connect with Kris D. Kully, Partner, Mayer Brown | Episode 219

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Connect with David Shirk, Managing Member, Shirk Law PLLC | Episode 218

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Connect with Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Partner, Ballard Spahr | Episode 217

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Connect with Deb Dubois, President, MBA Opens Doors Foundation | Episode 216

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Connect with John Walsh, CEO, LERETA | Episode 215

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Connect with Carol Ng, Managing Director, Derivative Logic | Episode 214

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Connect with Elizabeth Burnett, Managing Director, Loan Servicing, Slatt Capital | Episode 213

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Connect with Adam Chaudhary, President, FundingShield | Episode 212

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Connect with Nicollette Chapman, SVP, Mortgage Division, Zonda | Episode 211

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Connect with Skye Laudari, CEO, Crib Equity | Episode 210

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Connect with Daniel Ceniceros, CEO, Connect Media and Gary Bechtel, CEO, Red Oak Capital Holding

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Connect with Greg Vacura, President, Agile Trading Technologies | Episode 208

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Connect with Serene Vernon and Greg Armstrong with LoanStream Mortgage | Episode 207

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Connect with Kim Nichols, PennyMac and Nick Pabarcus, Logan Finance | Episode 206

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Connect with Tom Wight, VP Mortgage Banking, KeyBank | Episode 205

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Connect with Michelle Richardson, CMB, AMP, CTP, SVP, Chief Financial Officer, Plaza Home Mortgage

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Connect with Valerie Ausband, SVP, National Field Sales & Strategic Accounts, Arch MI | Episode 203

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Connect with Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer, Deephaven Mortgage | Episode 202

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Connect with Sal Miosi, President and COO, MGIC | Episode 201

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Connect with Tai Christensen, President, Arrive Home | Episode 200

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Connect with Chris Hilliard, CEO and Founder, Winnow | Episode 199

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Connect with Kevin Peranio, Chief Lending Officer, PRMG | Episode 198

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Connect with Jeff Flory, CMB, AMP, CEO, QC Ally | Episode 197

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Connect with Michael Pearson, SVP Business Development, A&D Mortgage | Episode 196

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Connect with Joe Dahleen, Managing Director of Strategy and Sales, Silverwork Solutions | Ep. 195

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Connect with Adam Carmel, Founder & CEO, Polly | Episode 194

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Connect with Phil Rasori, Chief Operating Officer, Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT) | Episode 193

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Connect with Aaron Samples, Chief Revenue Officer, Logan Finance Corporation | Episode 192

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Connect with Boaz Reisman, AI and Machine Learning Expert, Dark Matter Technologies | Ep. 191

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Connect with Mortgage Innovators Conference 2024 | Episode 190

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Connect with Erin Wester, VP, Product Management, Optimal Blue | Episode 189

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Connect with Holly Neber, CEO, AEI Consultants | Ep 188

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Connect with Rekha Siddani, EVP, National Credit Operations, Amerihome Mortgage | Episode 187

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Connect with Rajan Nair, CEO, Indecomm | Episode 186

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Connect with Pamela Hamrick, President, Incenter Diligence Solutions | Episode 185

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Connect with Chad Ruggles, SVP Head of Vylla Home | Episode 184

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Connect with Amit Tyagi, Principal, Gantry | Episode 183

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Connect with Wes Iseley, Senior Managing Director, Carrington Mortgage Services

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Connect with Tony Kaufmann Principal, Gantry | Episode 181

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Connect with Brian Devlin, CEO, Arc Home Loans | Episode 180

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Connect with Josh Friend, CEO, Insellerate | Episode 179

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Connect with GreenRock | Episode 177