Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new Fintech Hunting Podcast episode hosted by the charismatic Michael Hammond. Get ready for an incredible conversation with an industry thought leader, a certified mortgage banker, and a force to be reckoned with. Join us as we welcome Ruth Lee, the founder, and CEO of Big Think, who is a dear friend and a passionate coach and advocate for process improvement and executive leadership. In this episode, Michael and Ruth dive deep into the pressing issues and pain...
Jun 21, 2023•30 min
Welcome to a captivating episode of the FinTech Hunting Podcast, where we have a special guest who is not only a technology evangelist and industry thought leader but also deeply passionate about helping homeowners. In this episode, we are thrilled to introduce Dustin Gray, the CEO and co-founder of Milestones Labs. Dustin's journey began unexpectedly 28 years ago in the real estate and mortgage business as a high school student. Since then, his career has flourished, and he has become a driving...
Jun 14, 2023•26 min
Welcome to the FinTech Hunting Podcast, where we bring you the latest insights and innovations in the world of financial technology. In this episode, we have a special guest, Chad Karol, a technology evangelist and valuation expert who recently joined Nationwide Property and Appraisal Services as the Senior Vice President. Chad brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table, with 16 years of experience in the alternative valuation space and overseeing close to 2 million transactions. In...
Jun 07, 2023•16 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an incredible guest for you today. She is a leading originator, a system and process expert, and passionate about networking to add value to people in the mortgage industry. Please help me welcome Cameron Watson, Senior Mortgage Loan Officer, Coastal Custom Mortgage, Inc., part of the Lariscy & Watson Mortgage Team. In this don't miss this episode, Cameron shares tips and strategies that she has been able ...
May 31, 2023•25 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a fantastic guest for you today. She is an industry thought leader, technology evangelist, and passionate about delivering market intelligence. Please help me welcome Heidi Iverson, Director of Growth at Mobility Market Intelligence. In this episode, we discuss Hiedi's extensive background in financial services, the power of leveraging data and market intelligence in today's mortgage market, industry trends, M...
May 24, 2023•20 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an incredible guest for you today. She is a leading business coach, industry thought leader, and passionate about adding value to people in the mortgage industry. Please help me welcome Robin Lukason, Executive Business Coach and Consultant. Don't miss this dynamic episode where we discuss the current market conditions and the importance of systems and organizational processes, technologies' role in helping len...
May 17, 2023•26 min
Don't miss this powerful and dynamic episode. We have an exceptional guest for you today. She is an industry trailblazer and thought leader, extremely well respected for all she does for the mortgage industry (not just in California). Please help me welcome back Susan Milazzo, CEO at California Mortgage Bankers Association. In this episode, we discuss leading during challenging times, the CMBA's vision and foresight in helping members navigate these constantly changing mortgage market conditions...
May 10, 2023•21 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. She is a CMB, author, editor, and industry thought leader. Please help me welcome Leora Ruzin, VP of National Sales at WRE Leora, welcome back to the show. · Current industry trends. · Biggest challenges you see in the industry. · Why at this juncture, lenders should NOT cut back on marketing and advertising · Biggest challenges marketers face · The power of AI · Tell us abou...
May 03, 2023•31 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. Our next guest is a repeat guest with some of the most listened-to Fintech Hunting episodes. He is an industry thought leader, trendsetter, Vanguard award winner, one of the most connected in the mortgage industry, technology evangelist, and automation expert, please help me welcome Josh Friend, Founder & CEO at Insellerate.🔥 🎙In this episode, we discuss: 🎙What industry trends Josh is seeing? 🎙The Total Cost of...
Apr 26, 2023•22 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an incredible guest for you today. He is an industry powerhouse, origination expert, and leading mortgage consultant. Please help me welcome Adam Klugh, Mortgage Consultant for Success Mortgage Partners. · Welcome to the show! · Adam, for our listeners who don’t know, tell us about your background and how you got into the mortgage industry. Even a firefighter! · Current market conditions: according to the MBA,...
Apr 19, 2023•22 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a special guest for you today. He is an industry powerhouse, a thought leader, and a technology evangelist. Please help me welcome Dan Bailey, SVP at WFG Lender Services. Welcome back to the show! Dan, let's discuss Home Equity Lending and the potential revenue stream it is creating for lenders. 1. WFG recently announced the availability of a rapid legal and vesting report as part of its DecisionPoint® Instant ...
Apr 12, 2023•20 min
In this episode, we discuss the following: 🎙Most significant challenges you see in the industry. 🎙Strategically, where should lenders be focusing their attention? 🎙What is technology’s role? 🎙Change management and user adoption. 🎙In a challenging market, how fractional CMO/CSOs can play a critical role? And so much more.
Apr 05, 2023•24 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. She is a credit and score ninja, a passionate developer of people, and an expert networker. Please help me welcome Sue Buswell, Director of Business Development at NEXT Mortgage Events. Sue, welcome to the show. • How did you get into the mortgage business? • What are the Biggest challenges you see in the industry, and what aspect of credit is impacted most? • You are doing ...
Mar 22, 2023•23 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an amazing guest for you today. She is a Host of Taco Tuesdays, a Diversity & Inclusion Evangelist, and a brand ambassador for companies within financial services. She is passionate about helping people and companies tell their stories. Please help me welcome Dalila Ramos. Dalila, welcome back to the show. · Let’s start with your key takeaways from the ICE Experience Conference. · The Importance of brand v...
Mar 15, 2023•24 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a special guest for you today. She is an industry powerhouse, a thought leader, an expert in origination and production operations, and a technology evangelist. Please help me welcome Keri Rogers, SVP, Strategic Planning, Lennar Mortgage. · Welcome to the show! · Keri, for our listeners who don’t know, tells us about your background and how you got into the mortgage industry. · Current market conditions: accor...
Mar 08, 2023•23 min
Don't miss this powerful episode with WFG National Title Insurance Company Founder & Executive Chairman Patrick Stone as we discuss: 🎙current market conditions, 🎙strong demand for home ownership, 🎙creating efficiencies within the mortgage process, 🎙the power of collaboration, 🎙single source of information, 🎙automated status notifications, 🎙APIs, 🎙customer experience, 🎙dynamic WFG whiteboard sessions and so much more....
Feb 22, 2023•16 min
Ladies & gentleman welcome to a new episode of the Fitnech Hunting podcast. We have an amazing guest for you today, she is the 👑Queen of Goofiness 🦁Bodacious Brand Strategist 🐙Marketing Manager 🎙Host of Women That Shred Show ⛵️Creator at Raq The Boat Show and dear friend. Please help me welcome back to the show Raquel Borras Regional Branding & Marketing Manager at New American Funding · How digital can enhance in-person meetings · What were some of your key take aways from IMB? · Le...
Feb 15, 2023•27 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a special guest for you today. He is an industry veteran, a Fintech Tech Evangelist, and thought leader. Please help me welcome Lee Gillispie, Channel Partner Executive, Innovation Refunds. · Lee let's start with your background and how you got into Financial Services and Fintech · Explain ERC and how it connects to our Lending and technology industry…. ERC is something I don’t hear much about among Brokers, L...
Feb 08, 2023•19 min
This is one episode of the Fintech Hunting podcast that you do not want to miss. Our guest is an industry thought leader, technology evangelist, lending guru, and content creator; please help me welcome Kevin Peranio, Chief Lending Officer at PRMG, back to the show. In this episode, we discuss a reset, spring purchase season, preparing for new market conditions, future success, first-time home buyer ages rising, going back to basics, technology, and much more.
Feb 01, 2023•23 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an amazing guest for you today. His Fintech Hunting episodes are some of the most listened to episodes ever. He is an industry expert, a CMB, a thought leader, fellow podcaster, and evangelist for educating consumers on their financial health while creating transparency throughout the mortgage process. Please help me welcome Brian Vieaux, CMB President & COO at FinLocker 🎙Let’s start with your outlook for ...
Jan 18, 2023•21 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. He is an industry thought leader, content creator extraordinaire, author, and lending expert. Please help me welcome Alec Hanson SVP, West Division of Loandepot Alec Happy New Year and welcome back to the show? Thank you for good better best video series It is great to have you back you always provide a wealth of information and insights. Let’s start with the current market c...
Jan 11, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 155
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. She is an industry insider, technology evangelist, and brand ambassador. Please help me welcome Jelaire Grillo, Brand Ambassador for Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC In this episode, we discuss the following: · Jelaire's background and how she got into the mortgage industry · The current market conditions? In today’s market, leveraging technology to build better relationships a...
Dec 14, 2022•24 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. Our next guest is a repeat guest and has some of the most listened-to Fintech Hunting episodes. He is an industry thought leader, trendsetter, Vanguard award winner, one of the most connected in the mortgage industry, technology evangelist, and automation expert, please help me welcome Josh Friend, Founder & CEO at Insellerate. 🎙Why should lenders look at new technology? 🎙One comprehensive platform for all lendi...
Dec 07, 2022•25 min
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have a very special guest for you today. She is a technology evangelist, a company founder, Mother and instrumental in delivering a great customer experience at the point of sale. Please help me welcome back to the show Veronica Nguyen is Co-founder and Executive Vice President of BeSmartee, Inc. , Veronica welcome to the show. 🎙Let’s start with the current market conditions? 🎙Biggest challenges you are seeing in ...
Nov 30, 2022•18 min
We have a very special guest for you today. He is an industry thought leader, tech innovator, expert at goal planning, Please help me welcome Adal Bisharat , Founder / CEO GoalKloud Welcome to the show Adal · Tell our listeners about your amazing background in financial services · What are some of the biggest challenges and opportunities you are seeing in today’s market? · History of GoalKloud. Why it was developed and needed. It is the evolution of Goal Management, management and coaching · Wha...
Nov 16, 2022•23 min
You don't want to miss this Fintech Hunting Episode #150 with two amazing guests Buck Collins Founder & CEO of Plus Platform and Eric Kujala VP of Product Marketing ICE Mortgage Technology *Observations from MBA Annual *Margin Compressions *HELOC/Reverse Mortgages/ARM/ 3-2-1 Buy Downs *Historical Perspective *How to leverage technology to address today's market conditions and so much more.
Nov 09, 2022•22 min
Join us for the dynamic and timely Fintech Hunting episode with the incredibly insightful James Deitch, CPA CMB Co-founder & CEO Teraverde. He shares insights from the MBA Annual Conference in Nashville: *rising cost to originate loans *the need for education and training *technologies' role in addressing today's market conditions and so much more. Don't miss Jim's insights from the Insellerate booth at MBA Annual.
Nov 02, 2022•15 min
We have a fantastic guest for you today. He is a technology evangelist and digital underwriting guru. Please help me welcome to the show Praveen Chandramohan, Executive - Digital Mortgage Underwriting Solutions at CoreLogic · Tell us a little bit about yourself professionally. What do you do for CoreLogic? · You are involved in the mortgage space and lead the company’s Borrower, and Loan Solutions segment, which is full of business practices that some may say are not keeping pace with technology...
Oct 19, 2022•25 min
Welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. We have an incredible guest for you today. She is a Host of Taco Tuesdays, is a Diversity & Inclusion Evangelist, a brand ambassador, a highly sought after speaker and passionate about connecting people with their next employment opportunity. Please help me welcome back to the show Dalila Ramos. · Let’s start with the current market condition and what you are seeing in the marketplace? · Observations from current conferences? · Why are...
Oct 12, 2022•23 min
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast. Our next guest is a repeat guest and has some of the most listened-to Fintech Hunting episodes. He is an industry thought leader, trendsetter, Vanguard award winner, one of the most connected in the mortgage industry, technology evangelist, and automation expert; please help me welcome Josh Friend, Founder & CEO at Insellerate. 🎙What industry trends are you seeing? How should lenders respond to these challenging ...
Oct 05, 2022•17 min
