Power House

The Power House podcast brings the biggest names in housing to answer hard-hitting questions about industry trends, operational and growth strategy, and leadership. Join HousingWire president Diego Sanchez every Thursday morning for candid conversations with industry leaders to learn how they’re differentiating themselves from the competition. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio.

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Regtech Report: Robots aren't coming for your jobs

For episode #2 of HousingWire’s Regtech Report, Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney is joined by Jason Roth, co-founder and chief technology officer of ComplianceEase, which is also our sponsor. During the conversation, Roth explains common defects and errors in mortgage lending that are now handled by humans that will eventually be automated. He also touches on regulators reach on regtech implementation. [Music by http://purple-planet.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Aug 22, 2018•23 min

Regtech Report: How do you define regtech?

While regtech is a relatively new concept in the mortgage industry, it has already gained a great deal of traction in other parts of banking and financial services. Craig Focardi, a senior banking analyst at Celent, talks with HousingWire about what makes regtech different from mortgage tech and how you shouldn't be afraid to make the leap into adopting new technologies. [Music by http://purple-planet.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Aug 15, 2018•20 min

In the Winner's Circle with Mat Ishbia of UWM: We're going to hire thousands more people

In this episode of In The Winner's Circle, HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney sits down with Mat Ishbia, CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. In a fast-paced and energetic discussion, Mat explains why "100% of our focus is on mortgage brokers," what is next for the company, and the VA lending headache some lenders are experiencing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 07, 2018•17 min

Freddie Mac Secondary Podcast 5-23-18

At the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary conference in New York City, I sat down with Freddie Mac to discuss the latest trends in the secondary market. To put it simply – times are tough for lenders as they face increased seasonality changes and fierce competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 2018•12 min

Movement Mortgage in the Winner’s Circle: We need to increase black homeownership

In the newest episode of "The Winner's Circle", Casey Crawford, the CEO of Movement Mortgage, reflects on his childhood, NFL career and how he builds morale at Movement. But games and sports no longer provide his strongest passions. In fact, he believes minorities need to be encouraged to buy homes much more than they are today. "The low rate of black homeownership is a problem," he says. Here’s what he is doing to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

May 16, 2018•23 min

Mr. Cooper in the Winner's Circle: Why we added AI to our new mobile app

In this episode of In the Winner’s Circle, Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney talks with Kevin Dahlstrom, the chief innovation and marketing officer at Mr. Cooper, about the lending and servicing giant’s new app featuring artificial intelligence, how AI can save customers more than $500 a month, and what it was like to spearhead the company’s rebranding effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 10, 2018•22 min

Finicity in the Winner's Circle: Mortgage lenders need a digital-or-bust mentality

Speaking to HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney on his podcast series In The Winner’s Circle, the CEO of data aggregator Finicity, Steve Smith gave some advice to mortgage lenders who wish to stay competitive. Calling the role of the digital mortgage as in the “early adoption” phase of mortgage lending, Smith said: “Lenders need to adopt a digital-or-bust mentality” in an industry that is “ripe for new solutions.” Finicity is making significant inroads into the mortgage lending space. The ...

May 03, 2018•24 min

Weekly Newscast #4

This week, HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney is joined by Reporter Kelsey Ramírez and Online Editor Caroline Basile to discuss the CFPB's final amendment to TRID's Know Before You Owe rule, disappointing GDP results, mortgage rates, and Freddie Mac's expansion of its 3% down program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2018•14 min

Quicken Loans in The Winner’s Circle: There are 3 types of mortgage customers

In this latest episode, Jacob speaks to David Schroeder, SVP of Quicken Loans Mortgage Services. Here, David breaks down potential homeowners into 3 different types of buckets and describes the methods to get them to close, quickly and efficiently. David also talks about opportunities for mortgage brokers and credit unions to work with Quicken Loans Mortgage Services and the growth of its broker channel. He also touches on tech advances in mortgage lending and what that means for Quicken’s custo...

Apr 26, 2018•23 min

Carrington in the Winner's Circle: Why we launched a nonprime mortgage product

Executive Vice President Rick Sharga is back at Carrington Mortgage Services. Here he joins Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney for the podcast series In The Winner's Circle, which focuses on the people who crush it daily in the mortgage finance space. Sharga explains why the new nonprime is nothing like the old subprime and how they plan to reach millions of Millennials and turn them into homeowners. Plus, Sharga shares his thoughts on automation in the real estate and mortgage lending spaces. Will R...

Apr 24, 2018•18 min

Plaid in the Winner's Circle

In the Winner’s Circle is a new podcast series from HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Jacob Gaffney. Gaffney chats with executives about the innovations that are leading to successes in their businesses and within the mortgage industry. In this first episode, Gaffney talks with Kate Adamson, head of mortgage at Plaid, a San Francisco-based fintech provider that has set its sights on the mortgage space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Apr 20, 2018•19 min

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