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Global Risks, Stubborn Inflation, and the Fed’s Balancing Act on Rates - Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
13 mins; September 21, 2025
AI or Plumbing? Why Mortgage Tech Must Evolve to Stay Relevant - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
12 mins; September 21, 2025
FHA Compare Ratios, Outsourcing Pitfalls, and Why Small Lenders Must Play Smart - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
15 mins; September 21, 2025
All Eyes on the Dot Plot: Inflation Data, 10-Year Yields, and Fed Rate Cut Signals - Market Update by Matt Graham
4 mins; September 21, 2025
Is The Fed An "Elevator Operator?" - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; September 21, 2025
MBA Pushes for Balanced GSE Reform: Competition, Capital, and a Federal Backstop - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
2 mins; September 20, 2025
Weekly AI Update with Kevin Popovic - AI + HI: The Idea Guy on Amplifying Human Intelligence
16 mins; September 18, 2025
Democratizing Access to Financing Solutions with Donn Healy of Havona
29 mins; September 17, 2025
Rates, Risks, and Resets: How Global Shifts and AI Are Redefining Mortgage Strategy
60 hours 46 mins; September 16, 2025
Rate Cuts on the Horizon? Why Locking Now Beats Waiting on the Fed - Weekly Mortgage Update Commentary
11 mins; September 15, 2025
Build vs. Buy in Mortgage Tech: AI Hype, Hidden Costs, and Human Realities - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
13 mins; September 14, 2025
Trigger Leads, Firm Offers, and the Fine Line on Mortgage Fraud - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
11 mins; September 14, 2025
Jobs Weakness Fuels Bond Rally as Markets Eye CPI and Fed Cuts - Market Update by Matt Graham
3 mins; September 13, 2025
"Right Place, Wrong Time" In The Fed World - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; September 13, 2025
Trigger Leads Ban Signed Into Law: A Major Win for Borrowers and the Mortgage Industry - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; September 12, 2025
Weekly AI Update with Jennifer Vallinayagam: When “Maybe” Costs Millions: Gemini vs. Mortgage-Grade AI
19 mins; September 11, 2025
The Purchase Shift Playbook: Winning Agent Relationships in a Human + AI World with Ron Vaimberg
36 mins; September 10, 2025
Trigger Leads Ban Signed, Rate Cut Speculation, and FHFA Infighting Shake the Mortgage Market
62 hours 46 mins; September 09, 2025
Condo Financing at Risk: MBA Urges FHFA to Refocus Critical Repairs Policy - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; September 05, 2025
Weekly AI Update with Pavan Agarwal: Agentic AI in Action: Smarter Workflows or Spaghetti Code?
13 mins; September 04, 2025
The Power of Mindset: Scaling Your Mortgage Career Without Sacrificing Health or Relationships with Kelly Resendez of GoodLeap
31 mins; September 03, 2025
Target Fixation, Silly Season, and Staying Loan-Focused
52 mins; September 02, 2025
Weekly AI Update with Pavan Agarwal: AI’s Dot-Com Moment: Why 95% of Startups Will Fail and What Mortgage Leaders Must Know
24 mins; August 28, 2025
Building Better Mortgage Partnerships: RETR’s Innovation for Loan Officers and Realtors with Steven Wynands of RETR
29 mins; August 27, 2025
GSE Shake-Up, “Cut by an Eighth,” and Why LOs Choose Tech Over Pay
50 mins; August 26, 2025
Conversations with Pavan: Angel AI, Stablecoin, And the End of BAU in Mortgage Finance
49 mins; August 25, 2025
AI, Trigger Leads, and Crypto: Innovation Meets Caution in Mortgage Lending - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
13 mins; August 24, 2025
Loan Officer Compensation Rulemaking Back in the Spotlight - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
2 mins; August 23, 2025
Rates Hold Steady Amid Inflation Data as Markets Await Jackson Hole and Jobs Report - Market Update by Matt Graham
3 mins; August 23, 2025
"We're An American Band" Market Sets Rates, Not the Fed - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; August 22, 2025
The Power of Sales Mastery with Todd Duncan
27 mins; August 22, 2025
Weekly AI Update with Pavan Agarwal: Sam Altman Admits Open AI "Totally Screwed Up"
17 mins; August 21, 2025
Supercharging Mortgage Lending with AI – Total Expert AI Sales Assistant With Joe Welu of Total Expert
22 mins; August 20, 2025
Rates, Rulemaking & Crypto: This Week’s Mortgage Market Crossroads
52 mins; August 19, 2025
Regulators Open Public Comment on Banking, Capital, and CRA Rules - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
2 mins; August 18, 2025
Jobs Report Sets the Range as Markets Await CPI - Market Update by Matt Graham
4 mins; August 16, 2025
"Hound Dog" - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; August 15, 2025
MBA Pushes for Single Credit Report to Cut Costs and Boost Competition - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
2 mins; August 14, 2025
Data-Driven Mortgage Insights for Retention and Growth: How Cotality is transforming mortgage growth strategies with Praveen Chandramohan of Cotality
24 mins; August 13, 2025
Q2 mortgage lender earnings Rocket UWM Guild
47 mins; August 12, 2025
Trigger Leads Ban Advances and Push for Fannie/Freddie Construction Loan Reforms - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
3 mins; August 09, 2025
Massive Jobs Revisions Spark Bond Rally and Mortgage Rate Drop - Market Update by Matt Graham
5 mins; August 07, 2025
"You Know My Name" Bonds Know the Game! - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; August 07, 2025
Senate Unites on Housing: What the Road to Housing Act Means for You - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; August 06, 2025
Inside the C-Suite: Coaching, Culture, and the Secret to 364% Growth with Emily Farley Gardner of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
32 mins; August 06, 2025
Jobs Data, AI Disruption, and the Fight for Housing Accuracy
41 mins; August 05, 2025
Signals, Spending, and Stalemates: Reading Between the Fed’s Lines - Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
7 mins; August 01, 2025
AI Fraud is Here: Voice Clones, Fake Docs, and a Wake-Up Call for Mortgage Lenders - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
19 mins; August 01, 2025
Yields Drift in a Triangle: Indecision at the Center - Market Update by Matt Graham
5 mins; July 31, 2025
"Everybody (10y Yield, Bulls, and Bears) Dance Now" - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; July 31, 2025
MBA Pushes for GSE Policy Updates to Boost Construction and Renovation Lending - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; July 30, 2025
AI Fraud Risks, Fed Signals, and Mortgage Tech Trends: Navigating Lending in 2025
42 mins; July 29, 2025
Let the Fed Work: Why Markets Crave Stability Over Politics - Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
3 mins; July 25, 2025
Tech Fatigue vs. Real Adoption: Why Mortgage Tools Still Miss the Mark - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
8 mins; July 25, 2025
VA Relief, Appraisal Reform & CRA Rollbacks: Key Mortgage Legislation to Watch - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
2 mins; July 24, 2025
Tariffs, CPI & Fed Drama: Markets React to Inflation and Powell Rumors - Market Update by Matt Graham
4 mins; July 24, 2025
Bulls Say "Let the Good Times Roll" - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; July 23, 2025
VA Loan Relief Restored: Partial Claims Bill Heads to President’s Desk - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; July 23, 2025
Fed Fog, Tech Fatigue & VA Wins: Mortgage Market Moves That Matter
26 mins; July 21, 2025
Rate Cuts, Credibility, and the Fed’s Identity Crisis - 7/14/2025 Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
11 mins; July 19, 2025
The VantageScore Reality Check: Tech Gaps, Timeline Pressure, and Market Risk - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
17 mins; July 18, 2025
All Eyes on CPI: Will Tariff Inflation Show Up? - Market Update by Matt Graham
3 mins; July 18, 2025
"Both Sides Now" Bonds Don't Know Moves - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; July 17, 2025
VantageScore Approved — But Are Lenders Ready? - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; July 17, 2025
AI, Crypto, and the Mortgage Revolution: Updates from Washington with Pavan Agarwal of SunWest Mortgage
31 mins; July 16, 2025
VantageScore Goes Live(ish): What FHFA’s Tweet Really Means for Lenders
38 mins; July 14, 2025
Rates, Risk, and Reality: The Crosscurrents Reshaping Housing and Lending - 7/07/2025 Weekly Mortgage Update commentary
25 mins; July 12, 2025
CFPB Budget Cuts and the Affordable Housing Opportunity - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
3 mins; July 11, 2025
Jobs Report Jitters and the Fed’s Balancing Act - Market Update by Matt Graham
4 mins; July 11, 2025
"China Grove" Woes Support Yields - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; July 10, 2025
House Passes Major Tax Bill with Key Wins for Mortgage Industry - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; July 10, 2025
A Big, Beautiful Bill and a $5 Trillion Question
50 mins; July 08, 2025
Falling Rates, Frozen Buyers, and the Crypto Curveball - 6/30/2025 Weekly Mortgage Update Commentary
17 mins; July 06, 2025
AI Cowboys, Cloud LOS, and the Rise of Mortgage Tech Intelligence - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
9 mins; July 05, 2025
Rate Cut Whispers, Labor Clues, and the Bond Market’s Reaction - Market Update by Matt Graham
4 mins; July 05, 2025
The Future of LO Comp: Reform, Reality, and the Road Ahead
10 mins; July 04, 2025
“In the End” What Dropped? - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
1 min; July 04, 2025
House Advances Trigger Lead Reform: A Major Win for Borrower Privacy - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; July 03, 2025
From Trigger Leads to Crypto Deeds: A Quarter-End Checkpoint
55 mins; July 01, 2025
Behind the Headlines: Fed Clarity, Market Misinformation, and the Global Risk Lens - Weekly Mortgage Update Commentary
24 mins; June 29, 2025
Tech That Serves or Slings? Automation, AI, and the Real Risks in Mortgage Innovation -Tech Update by Allen Pollack
12 mins; June 28, 2025
Markets Shrug at Fed Dots While Geopolitics and Inflation Jockey for Control - Market Update by Matt Graham
5 mins; June 27, 2025
Trigger Bill Fast-Tracks While AI Demands Mortgage Workflow Reinvention - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
4 mins; June 27, 2025
"Rawhide" The Middle East Is The Wild West - Macro Market Update by Les Parker
58 secs; June 26, 2025
One Step Away: MBA-Backed Trigger Lead Bill Advances Toward Law - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
1 min; June 25, 2025
Crypto Crossroads: How Stablecoins, Tokenization, and Policy Are Reshaping Banking and Real Estate with Lee Bratcher of Texas Blockchain Council
26 mins; June 25, 2025
Trigger Lead Tipping Point: Policy, Technology, and the Path Forward
60 hours 32 mins; June 24, 2025
From Conservatorship to Clarity: The MBA’s Take on GSE Reform, Credit Innovation, and Regulatory Uncertainty with Pete Mills and Justin Wiseman of The MBA
39 mins; June 18, 2025
AI, Autopilot, and Advisory: Humans Still Matter in Mortgages
65 hours 9 mins; June 17, 2025
The Future of Capital Markets Technology is Now with Adam Carmel of Polly
27 mins; June 13, 2025
From Vision to Velocity: Reinventing Real Estate Through Relationships, Tech, and Timing with Chris Heller of OJO Labs
28 mins; June 11, 2025
Volatility, Voices & Vision: Mortgage Markets in the Eye of the Storm
45 mins; June 10, 2025
Built for Mortgage, Powered by Experience: Byte’s Customer-Centric Approach to the LOS Evolution with Mark Todd of Byte Software
31 mins; June 06, 2025
Scaling with Style: Real Estate, Relationships, and the Age of AI with Victor Niño of Realty of America
34 mins; June 04, 2025
Mid-Year Market Pulse: Rates, Drones, and the Drive for Better Service
54 mins; June 03, 2025
Recruiting with Purpose: Why Culture and Calling Matter More Than a Paycheck with Jerry Rader of Alcova Mortgage
30 mins; May 30, 2025
Money on the Table: Why Down Payment Assistance Is Still a Secret Weapon with Rob Chrane of Down Payment Resource
36 mins; May 28, 2025
Memorial Day Markets: A Symphony of Shifts and Signals
66 hours 48 mins; May 26, 2025
Crisis Deferred: Debt, Data, and the Danger of Waiting on Rates - Bill's Bullet Commentary by Bill Corbet
13 mins; May 24, 2025
Merger Moves and Market Metrics: What HMDA Reveals About Rocket + Mr. Cooper - Originations Update by David Kittle
7 mins; May 23, 2025