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Power House

315 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings

The Power House podcast is a show about leadership, markets and entrepreneurship in the housing industry. Each Thursday, Clayton Collins speaks with CEOs and founders from the mortgage and real estate sector to reveal how housing executives think about business growth, operational strategy, and leadership. The Power House podcast reveals the full picture through the stories of the industry’s most impactful leaders. 
Clayton Collins is the CEO of HousingWire, and the Power House podcast is produced by HousingWire’s Content Studio. Initially launched in 2019 as the Housing News podcast, the show was relaunched as Power House in 2024.

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Mike Tassone: Evolving customer acquisition and lead gen

March 21, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes

On today’s episode of Power House, we are bringing you a fantastic conversation with Mike Tassone, COO and co-founder of Own Up. Own Up is a concierge mortgage marketplace that allows consumers to access customized data and a network of vetted lenders. Prior to his current role, Mike co-led the residential lending business for Leader Bank, which he helped grow to a top 40 lender in the US during his tenure. During their conversation, Clayton and Mike talk about the mortgage lender growth stra...

Odeta Kushi and Sarah Wheeler on the surge in women's homeownership

March 14, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes

On today's episode of Power House, we're bringing you a special feature in honor of International Women's Day, which was last Friday, March 8th, and Women's Month, which is the whole month of March. This special feature spotlights two industry powerhouses. HousingWire editor-in-chief Sarah Wheeler leads a conversation with First American Financial Corp. Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi. During their conversation, Sarah and Odeta talk about home ownership among single, female heads of househ...

Frank Martell: Coming through the cycle as a winner

March 07, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutes

In October of 2023 we invited Frank Martell to the stage at HousingWire Annual to chat with Clayton Collins about his new role as CEO of loanDepot and progress toward his Vision 2025 plan. Today, we are bringing you that conversation to your feed as a glimpse into what we call "Battlefield Playbooks” and to preview the amazing interviews that you’ll experience on stage at The Gathering coming up on April 21. Frank and Clayton discuss his vision for loanDepot's future, market trends, regulator...

Brian Vieaux & Kyle Draper: Rethinking Everything (about loan origination)

March 01, 2024 20:00 - 45 minutes

Today, we are bringing to you a conversation with two wonderful guests: Kyle Draper, speaker, author, and video marketing therapist, and Brian Vieaux, the president and COO at FinLocker.  Kyle and Brian have combined their industry knowledge and networks to co-author a book titled “Rethink Everything: You ‘Know’ About Being a Next Gen Loan Officer” which features a lot of valuable insights and knowledge of what you need to know about next generation loan origination from 37 different industry...

Joe Welu: Prioritizing customer journeys for better business outcomes

February 22, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes

Today’s guest is Joe Welu, founder and CEO of Total Expert. Since launching the business in 2012, Joe has led the business from startup to industry leader – trusted by more than 200 leading financial institutions. Total Expert is a five-time recipient of HousingWire’s Tech100 award and Joe is a multi-year recipient of the HousingWire Vanguard Award.  During today’s conversation, Joe explains the early lenders and partnerships that helped shape Total Expert's platform and success, as well as h...

Victor Ciardelli: The Power of Focus (...on customers, LOs and agents)

February 15, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour

Today’s guest is Victor Ciardelli, the President and CEO of Guaranteed Rate. Over the last 24 years, Victor has led the independent mortgage bank to be positioned as a top-10 national lender that produced over $34 billion in 2023 production volume.  During the conversation, Victor Ciardelli shares his mortgage journey, from selling loans in a call center to founding Guaranteed Rate, and to their acquisition of PHH Home Loans. They also discuss the partnerships with real estate brokerages, tec...

Bob Broeksmit: Playing to your strengths in business and on Capitol Hill

February 08, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes

Today, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins talks with an industry leader who is well known to many of you: Bob Broeksmit, the President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). With over 35 years of senior finance and mortgage executive experience, Broeksmit brings a depth of knowledge across many facets of the industry, including marketing, sales, operations, secondary marketing, and loan servicing, to his role at MBA.  Prior to joining the MBA in 2018, he held executive roles at Treli...

Brett Ludden: mortgage bank M&A, originator retention, tech stacks and deal structures 

February 02, 2024 12:00 - 42 minutes

Today, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins interviews Brett Ludden, the co-head of Financial Services at Sterling Point Advisors, an M&A advisory and financial consulting firm. Brett has worked at various roles in leading M&A transaction-related analytics and strategies, overseeing teams at Capital One, and consulting for Fortune 500 financial institutions. Collins and Ludden discuss the current market conditions and the outlook for 2024 and beyond. The conversation goes deep on the differences b...

Diego Sanchez: HousingWire President shares the full picture

January 26, 2024 19:00 - 27 minutes

HousingWire President Diego Sanchez joins Power House to discuss his new role, executive partnerships and communication, and HousingWire strategy for 2024 and beyond.  Clayton and Diego explore the dynamics of how executive team structures work best, including the differing roles of CEO and President. Diego shares his journey of learning about the housing industry and the fascinating ecosystem it encompasses. They discuss the vision for HousingWire in 2024, which includes integrating data and...

Phil Shoemaker: Building a startup mortgage bank

January 18, 2024 12:00 - 43 minutes

On this week’s episode of the Power House Podcast, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins chats with Phil Shoemaker, CEO of The Loan Store. Phil joined The Loan Store as CEO last June after a five-year stint at Homepoint and has also held various positions at Caliber Home Loans during his 28-year mortgage career. Today, Phil emphasizes the importance of always focusing on providing excellent customer service rather than relying solely on technology and maintaining a startup growth mindset as the org...

Chad Roffers: Accelerating outcomes in all business environments

January 12, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes

On this week’s episode of the Power House Podcast, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins talks with Chad Roffers, founder of Concierge Auctions. Chad discusses the early stages of his career in real estate sales and brokerage leadership, his launch of SKY Sotheby's, and the difficulties of building a technology business during the 2009 Financial Crisis.  These early entrepreneurial ventures set the stage for the massive success Chad has found with Concierge Auctions, a business he founded in 2008 a...

INTRODUCING: Power House

January 04, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes

We started the Housing News podcast five years ago to cover and spotlight the housing industry’s top weekly news and newsmakers. The show has evolved to executive discussions focused on interviewing mortgage, real estate and finance leaders – bringing forward incredible knowledge about business strategy, innovation, housing data, and some amazing conversations that we will never forget. As we look forward, the show formerly known as Housing News continues its evolution with an emphasis on bui...

Sarah Wheeler: A behind the scenes look at the stories that made headlines in 2023

December 28, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes

In the last episode of 2023, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins interviews Sarah Wheeler, the editor-in-chief of HousingWire, to discuss the most impactful topics and trends we've covered this year. Clayton and Sarah recap the year, highlighting the volatility in mortgage rates, commission lawsuits and the innovation we're seeing rapidly change the industry. They also touch on the challenges of forecasting mortgage volume, rates and the upcoming election year. Stay tuned for the announcement of exc...

2023 Recap: Our top guests and favorite segments

December 21, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes

With 2023 coming to a close, our host Clayton Collins and our podcast producers looked back at our most impactful and popular episodes of the year to bring you a very special, knowledge-packed recap episode. Today, we feature seven of our most popular guests from 2023 and spotlight their most insightful commentary. These guests include: Jay Bray, CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Lee Smith, President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank, Dave Lykken, Founder and President of Transformational Mortgage Solution...

Building cohesive teams in intense environments with Jay Promisco

December 14, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes

On today’s episode, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins sat down with career mortgage banker and HousingWire Vanguard Jay Promisco, the Chief Production Officer at Sierra Pacific Mortgage. Jay has spent over 20 years in the financial industry as a former top originator, branch manager, and account executive. He is responsible for increasing the company’s national presence in all production channels. This conversation is all about building cohesive teams in challenging times. Promisco discusses th...

Empathy: The missing ingredient in digital mortgage innovation with James Robert Lay

December 07, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had an opportunity to chat with a phenomenal guest: James Robert Lay, a digital anthropologist and the founder and CEO of the Digital Growth Institute.  Today’s conversation is a deep dive into the intersection of marketing, sales, technology, and human behavior in the mortgage industry. James emphasizes the importance of addressing consumer confusion and negative emotions, building trust through empathy, and lenders shifting their positioning...

Flipping the future with Anchor Loans CEO Ray Mathoda

November 30, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the pleasure of chatting with Rayman Mathoda, the CEO of Anchor Loans and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence honoree. Ray brings more than 25 years of experience across the real estate, finance and technology sectors to the conversation. Prior to her work at Anchor, Ray was co-founder and partner at Emerge Life Sciences and before that served as CEO at Xome. Clayton and Ray talk about the current state of the fix-and-flip market, barrie...

Mortgage Advisory Partners CEO Brian Hale talks M&A, executive mindset and 2024

November 22, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes

For today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recorded with Brian Hale, the founder and CEO of Mortgage Advisory Partners, in person at HousingWire's Dallas headquarters.  Brian and Clayton dive into mortgage fragmentation, the need for industry consolidation, and the importance of a properly structured financial analysis team for mortgage operators. They also talk about executive mindset, staying on course during challenging market conditions, and the future of the mortgage industry. Rel...

Marc Davison – Discovering differentiation in an undifferentiated market

November 16, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Marc Davison, co-founder of 1000watt. Since 1998, Marc has dedicated his career to refreshing and authentic branding in real estate. He launched 1000watt in 2007 with Brian Boero after collaborating together at Inman News; now they’re working with companies across the real estate ecosystem to discover their unique and fresh brand messaging. In this live interview at HousingWire Annual in Austin, Texas, Clayton and Marc talk all abou...

Closer to the peak than the trough with Polly CEO Adam Carmel

November 09, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins interviewed Adam Carmel, the founder and CEO of Polly. In this live interview at HousingWire Annual in Austin, TX, Clayton and Adam discuss mortgage pricing, capital markets, and the data that provides a glimpse into what to expect ahead.  Adam talks about how the team at Polly is working to transform their platform to be multidimensional and relational for client needs and how predictive analytics and machine learning are the future. They also...

Nate Levin: Accessing Capital and Doing Deals in 2023

November 02, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Nate Levin, a seasoned investor in the fintech and real estate technology space, as well as a 2023 HousingWire Rising Star. Nate has advised Fortune 500 C-suite teams in mortgage, real estate, and financial services on digital strategy and new business creation. This episode was recorded at our recent HousingWire Annual event where Nate spoke about the future of proptech. In today’s episode, he and Clayton talk about Nate's path to ...

Tech innovation and mortgage manufacturing with OPX-America founder Henry Santos

October 26, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with OPX-America founder and partner Henry Santos. Henry has served as the global director of Housing Finance and Real Estate Services at Infosys, the head of Housing Finance and Lending Solutions at IBM and has also had roles at Fidelity National Information Systems, Capco, and Accenture. He is joining us this week with a particularly unique perspective of diverse sectors of the economy, from athletics, higher education, manufacturing, ...

EquityProtect CEO talks M&A, hunting elk and solving deed fraud

October 19, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with. Ryan Marshall, the founder and CEO of EquityProtect. Ryan’s journey is an interesting one, starting as an 18-year-old living in his car to being one of the region's most esteemed real estate agents. He eventually found his way into the dynamic realm of cybersecurity fintech with the launch of EquityProtect this past May.  In today’s conversation, Ryan and Clayton start out talking about a very interesting and unexpected side of his...

Home equity investment’s growing opportunity with Hometap’s Sarah Dekin

October 12, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins speaks with Sarah Dekin, the president and chief operating officer at Hometap and a 2023 HousingWire Women of Influence winner. Sarah joined Hometap in 2017 as their chief marketing officer, following her previous roles at many notable brands, including Zipcar, House of Blues, California Pizza Kitchen and Virgin. She brings a powerful combination of strategy, product and marketing expertise in both the consumer and B2B spaces. During today’s co...

Vadim Verkhoglyad: Housing is massively undersupplied and there’s no refi-boom in sight

October 05, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes

80% of U.S. homeowners are not incentivized to refinance until rates fall below 4.0%. 38% of homes are owned outright without a mortgage. We haven’t built enough homes to outpace household formation in 13 years. These are some of the data points we discuss in today’s episode of Housing News.  Vadim Verkhoglyad, Head of Research at dv01, reveals proprietary research on mortgage and real estate market trends. Vadim is one of the only housing researchers who understands the housing market from e...

A lender, a realtor and a CEO on industry relationships, housing markets and clients for life

September 30, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the chance to sit down in person at our Dallas office to record with two fantastic guests: Kyle Baugh and Dan Carson. Kyle is a top-producing agent with Compass Real Estate in the Dallas area and Dan is the SVP and Producing Partnership Area Manager at OriginPoint. During their conversation, the three chat a lot about the realtor and agent partnership, what they expect from each other and how they can drive success and business for each oth...

Jay Bray: The Path to Building a $1 trillion Mortgage Servicing Rights Business

September 28, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with the CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Jay Bray. Jay brings more than 25 years of experience to the table, including his time at Mr. Cooper as well as with both Arthur Anderson and Bank of America. Today, he and Clayton reflect on mortgage servicing rights and the two major acquisitions Mr. Cooper has announced so far in 2023: HomePoint Capital and Roosevelt Management Company. They get into why the Roosevelt deal, specifically, might be a...

Parvesh Sahi: Capital markets agility and the power of “not standing still”

September 23, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins has another chat with a guest you might remember from earlier this year during our Secondary Market Master Class Series, Parvesh Sahi. Parvesh is Polly’s Chief Revenue Officer and brings experience with corporate strategy and business development in the B2B and B2B2C financial services software industry to the table. Before joining Polly, Parvesh spent over a decade at ICE Mortgage Technology in various executive roles, leading sales, strategy,...

Building a mortgage aggregation business with Jennifer McGuinness

September 21, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the opportunity to interview a really phenomenal leader in the housing finance sector, Jennifer McGuinness. She is currently the CEO of Pivot Financial, previously president of Invigorate Finance, and her 25-year career spans from origination to tech to asset management. Jennifer built the first hedge fund issuer of AAA-rated RMBS securities collateralized by a newly originated loan. She was also a HousingWire Woman of Influence in 2023 and...

BREAKING: René Rodriguez speaking at HousingWire Annual

September 18, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes

This morning we’re dropping a special episode into your feed because we have the pleasure to announce a new keynote speaker for our HousingWire Annual lineup!  This speaker is someone who many of you are probably already familiar with, bringing with him 27 years of experience of applying behavioral neuroscience to solving some of the toughest challenges in leadership and sales. We are excited to announce that phenomenal couch and speaker René Rodriguez will be joining us next month at Housing...

Chris Mayer: Housing policy, securitization and building the nation’s largest wholesale reverse mortgage lender

September 14, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Chris Mayer, CEO of the fastest-growing major reverse mortgage lender, Longbridge Financial. Chris is also a professor of finance at Columbia Business School, has held positions at the Federal Reserve and has spent his career publishing his writing on housing and mortgages in top academic journals. Today, he and Clayton talk about his experience working in the Federal Reserve and how he is interpreting some of the Fed’s messaging...

Fueling HELOC growth with consumer data featuring Joel Rickman of Equifax Workforce Solutions

September 07, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Joel Rickman, the senior vice president of verification services at Equifax, where he serves as general manager for a $1 billion line of business. He has more than 20 years of experience with leading teams and previously served as the vice president of sales and marketing for Katabat.  Today, we’re talking all about verification services. Clayton and Joel discuss the behind-the-scenes work of income and asset verification in toda...

BONUS: UMortgage's Corie Meredith to speak on the Future of Marketing

September 02, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes

Today we are dropping a special mini-episode into your feed!Clayton sat down with UMortgage's VP of Marketing and 2023 HW Marketing Leader Corie Meredith to talk all things HousingWire Annual. Corie is joining us in Austin for this year's HousingWire Annual for a pretty power-packed session focused on the future of marketing, along with Marc Davidson from 1000watt, Amory Wooden from Anywhere Brands, and Debbie McGriff from Freddie Mac.   She gives us a little sneak peek of what great marketin...

Malte Kramer: Real estate pros are clamoring for AI as Luxury Presence drops new product in beta

August 31, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Malte Kramer. Malte, who was a 2021 HousingWire Rising Star, is the founder and CEO of Luxury Presence, a marketing platform for real estate agents and teams. Luxury Presence is a 2021 HW Tech100 winner and one of the fastest-growing prop-tech companies in North America.  This episode follows on the heels of an exciting fundraising announcement for Luxury Presence, as well as the launch of a new product. Their conversation focuse...

Building a $124 billion bank and mortgage powerhouse with Lee Smith

August 24, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Lee Smith, the senior executive vice president and president of mortgage at Flagstar Bank. At Flagstar, Smith is responsible for the direction and oversight of all aspects of mortgage, including mortgage sales and originations, secondary and capital markets, mortgage fulfillment operations and mortgage servicing, as well as the strategic growth of the mortgage and servicing businesses. Today, he and Clayton’s conversation is al...

Mastering your brand with Corcoran CMO Christina Panos

August 17, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Christina Panos, chief marketing officer at Corcoran. Christina is the architect of the company’s marketing and advertising program as well as the steward of the Corcoran brand. She is also a 2022 HousingWire marketing leader.  Their conversation today focuses on all things branding, marketing and building businesses in the real estate brokerage industry. She and Clayton discuss her role with Corocan, maintaining agent relation...

Building a sustainable future in housing with Aro Homes CEO Carl Gish

August 10, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Carl Gish, co-founder and co-CEO of Aro Homes, a company that engineers and builds intelligently designed and sustainable carbon-negative homes faster and more efficiently than conventionally built homes. He brings to the table deep product, marketing and general management experience across leading brands and Fortune 500 companies as well as early-stage companies, including Dyson, eBay and Amazon. Their conversation today is a...

MBA’s Marina Walsh on mortgage origination profitability and forecasts

August 03, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes

On today’s episode, HW Media’s CEO Clayton Collins sits down with an industry figurehead who leads analysis, surveying and forecasting for the Mortgage Bankers Association: Marina Walsh. Marina is currently serving as the Vice President of Industry Analysis of the MBA and has served there for 22 years. As her career has spanned through multiple economic and housing cycles, she offers incredible insight, industry knowledge and analysis. The conversation today focuses on profitability, homebuil...

Capital markets innovation: the evolution and optimization of mortgage technology (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 4)

July 31, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented in partnership with Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things capital markets and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play within their organizations and in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Over the last three weeks, we've done a deep dive into the structure and complex relationships between the mortgage banking ecosystem and the secondary market. We talked about liquidity, team structures, technology...

NAR CEO Bob Goldberg: Housing market impact on agent productivity and strategic priorities

July 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour

Today we welcome a special guest to the Housing News podcast, and someone whose name you might recognize: Bob Goldberg, the CEO of the National Association of REALTORS. He joins us today to chat about his retirement from NAR and show us a glimpse behind the scenes of that decision. He and Clayton talk about the current housing market, some of the tough changes we’ve seen in the last year and a half and how that's impacting Realtors and home buyers alike. Bob also unpacks some of the ideas tha...

The capital markets desk: supporting liquidity and enabling growth (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 3)

July 24, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things capital markets and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play within their organizations and in the larger mortgage ecosystem. For this week’s episode, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins had the pleasure of chatting with two subject matter experts: Caroline Payne, Co-head of Capital Markets at Movement Mortgage and Greg Richardson, the Executive Vice President o...

Mortgage Banking: A game of 6-inches with David Lykken

July 20, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes

Today we welcome to the show 50-year mortgage veteran David Lykken. David is the founder, president and chief transformational officer of Transformational Mortgage Solutions. He has been a frequent guest speaker on esteemed shows such as FOX Business News, CNBC and CBS Evening News, and hosts his very own “Lykken On Lending” podcast. Clayton’s and David’s conversation focuses a lot on executive mindset, media strategy and the unusual similarity between mortgage banking and golfing. They also ...

The lender experience: Capital markets, tech and innovation (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 2)

July 17, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Today, we bring you the second installment of the Secondary Market series with a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Jon Foy, Head of Product at Polly. Their conversation focuses on process optimization, helping lenders be more successful with te...

Building a hybrid mortgage lender with Carrie Gusmus of Aslan Home Lending

July 13, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes

Today we welcome Carrie Gusmus, the president and CEO of Aslan Home Lending. Carrie, who is a 2022 HousingWire Women of Influence Award winner, founded Aslan four years ago — just six months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In this conversation, she and HW Media CEO Clayton Collins explore the vision behind Aslan’s hybrid lending model. Carrie describes how she will build her team through recruiting loan originators and increasing production volume. They also chat about technology, marketing...

Intro to the secondary market: The structure of mortgage banking (Secondary Market Master Class Episode 1)

July 10, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes

HousingWire presents The Secondary Market Master Class, presented by Polly. This four-part series is focused on all things secondary and the role that the secondary and capital market teams play in the larger mortgage ecosystem. Throughout this series, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of the lender and investor relationships, how lenders can become more agile with optimized tech stacks, and the impact of innovation on the broader housing market and stakeholders. Today’s episode i...

The rise of manufactured housing with Havenpark CEO Robbie Pratt

July 06, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes

Today we venture into the manufactured housing space with guest Robbie Pratt, the CEO and co-founder of Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured housing communities since 2016. During the conversation, Robbie talks through the types of communities that Havenpark is investing in and helping build, the difference between manufactured and stick-built housing and overcoming the stigma of manufactured homes. He also chats about housing trends at large and why he thinks affo...

Wolters Kluwer VP Simon Moir talks AI regulation and fintech

June 29, 2023 11:00 - 51 minutes

Today our guest is Simon Moir, the VP of Banking Compliance Solutions at Wolters Kluwer, where he is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of the segment’s banking compliance product portfolio as well as their open digital lending platform and expert solutions ecosystem. Simon has more than 20 years of experience delivering innovative, highly scalable solutions to the banking and financial services industry. In today’s conversion, Clayton and Simon chat about AI and the somewh...

Wholesale Opportunities: Helping New Brokerages Get Off the Ground (Wholesale Market Master Class Episode 4)

June 26, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes

HousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem. Our expert this week is Mike Walton, Director of Wholesale Development at United Wholesale Mortgage. Mike works to grow the wholesale mortgage channel to new heights by engaging consumers, financial institutions, and budding entrepreneurs with the hopes of bringing awareness ...

Maxwell CEO John Paasonen talks market health and innovating the mortgage experience

June 22, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes

Today’s guest is John Paasonen, the CEO and co-founder of Maxwell, a venture-backed startup focused on making the mortgage experience simple, human and intuitive. Dedicated Housing News listeners might recall John’s appearance on the show back in December 2022 to have an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur conversation with Clayton about Maxwell and his business strategy. In today’s conversion, Clayton and John discuss a lot of the fascinating data and client interactions that John sees across his b...

Technology and Digital Adoption: Leading the Broker Channel into the Future (Wholesale Master Class Episode 3)

June 19, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes

HousingWire presents The Wholesale Market Master Class, presented by BeAMortgageBroker.com. This four-part series is focused on all things wholesale and the role that the wholesale market plays in the mortgage ecosystem. This week we have the pleasure of speaking to Jason Bressler, the chief technology officer at United Wholesale Mortgage. With 24+ years of IT experience, Jason leads more than 1,300 information technology professionals and manages the strategy and implementation of technology...

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