Watch Time - 40:13 Marcus Carter, La Mesa Fund Control [Moderator]; Marco Castaneda, Velocity Mortgage; Thayne Boren, Sekady; Jasen Portero, The Mortgage Office Between rate compression, surging competition, and skyrocketing costs, lenders need to take a hard look at the bottom line … literally. Experts talk real strategy on cost control, outsourcing (vendors and offshore), [...]
Watch Time - 46:55 John Santilli, Unitas [Moderator]; Jeremy Altervain, Vault Financial Services; Christopher Donovan, Doss Law; Jared Reyes, Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation A few years ago, it might as well have been—but in today's market, brokers are everyone's favorite five-letter word: an asset. Ahem. The right brokers. Learn how to vet, onboard, track [...]
Watch Time - 46:11 Steve Ernest, Esq., Fortra Law, [Moderator]; Sam Kaddah, Liquid Logics; Alesondra Mora, Flipco Financial; Sean Morgan, Forecasa With shady vendors, bad borrowers and other do not lend challenges, it's time to talk the elephant in the room. Shared blacklists mean risk: truth in lending, anti-trust, defamation, and more. Learn the right [...]
Watch Time - 51:28 Craig Stack, Truepic [Moderator]; Eric Abramovich, Roc Capital; Henry Chavez, Cathedral CPA's & Advisors; Marc Tatarcuk, PCV Murcor Accurate property valuation is the bedrock of every deal. But the three-comp, subjective process is rife with simple oversights, intentional misrepresentation, and actual fraud. This solutions-driven discussion will explore what's happening now and [...]
Watch Time - 45:37 Ray Sturm, Blue Lake [Moderator]; Hernan Hernandez, Bedrock Servicing; Chad Murphy, Richey May; Jeffrey Tesch, RCN Capital These days we breathe market and economic numbers. But what about the people behind them? Changing demographics, attitudes, and housing needs are transforming our nation—learn what's happening now, and where the opportunity is.
Watch Time - 46:50 Shaye Wali, Baseline Software [Moderator]; Jonathan Keebler, Baseline Software; Gabriel Varela, Casa Finance Private lending is entering a new phase as technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain change how lenders operate. This panel will explore how these tools are shaping the industry today and what they mean for the future. Panelists [...]
Watch Time - 45:13 Carrie Cook, Ignite Funding [Moderator]; Steven Alexander, CohnReznick LLP; Jack Helfrich, CV3 Financial; Michael Tedesco, Appraisal Nation Some of the industry's biggest names have made bold moves in recent years—but these aren't shakeups: They're what happens in any established industry. This discussion will span personal branding, career shifts, ethical headhunting, business [...]
Watch Time - 47:11 Jeffrey Tesch, RCN Capital [Moderator]; John Beacham, Toorak Capital Partners; Kirill Bensonoff, New Silver; Ryan Sailor, Diya Wall Street and secondary market appetite for private loans has never been higher. But are we soon to be at risk for an influx reminiscent of institutional iBuyers? We'll host a candid conversation on [...]
Watch Time - 53:36 Ben Fertig, Constructive Capital [Moderator]; Megan Castleton, Constructive Capital; Sam Kaddah, Liquid Logics; Sean Morgan, Forecasa; John Ryan Trustpoint.ai Learn from the Constructive Capital panel on how lenders can leverage today's AI tech to support their brokers and clients, enhance fraud prevention, manage risk, and safely automate processes. The panel will [...]
Watch Time - 49:39 James Gaskin, Renovo Financial [Moderator]; Brian Mielke, The Servion Group; Ernesto Rostoker, RBI Private Lending; Kevin Shipman, Crebrid LLC From FHA loan mortgage assistance changes and Fed rate adjustments to oval office tariff action and ICE deportations, this year has been a hotbed of policy activity. Politics aside, let's dig into [...]
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