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Wolters Kluwer VP Simon Moir talks AI regulation and fintech Jun 29, 2023

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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 somewhat tense relationship between this innovative technology and regulatory powers. They also talked about the fintech world and the changing dynamics with valuations in the M&A space, including the way that investors are thinking about investing in and backing these tech companies in the future.

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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Wholesale Opportunities: Helping New Brokerages Get Off the Ground (Wholesale Market Master Class Episode 4) Jun 26, 2023

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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 and support to those who want to explore opportunities in wholesale.

In today’s conversation with Mike, we cover common paths and professional backgrounds that lead to becoming a mortgage broker, the decision between opening a new brokerage vs. joining an established and scaled broker shop, the business model of running a brokerage and the vibrant community of brokers coast to coast.

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Maxwell CEO John Paasonen talks market health and innovating the mortgage experience Jun 22, 2023

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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 business, the capital markets challenges in the current housing market, and the struggling interest rates and inventory relationship. The two also dive into somewhat of a niche topic — defects in loan quality.

And in light of their previous conversation, they revisit leadership strategies and how the best executives in housing can lead their organization to achieve great things even as they navigate tough housing cycles.

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Technology and Digital Adoption: Leading the Broker Channel into the Future (Wholesale Master Class Episode 3) Jun 19, 2023

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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 to increase information accessibility and integrated systems management.

Today’s conversation focuses on technology and digital adoption in the mortgage industry, the innovation and adoption wave in wholesale for brokers, the strategic mindset to building a broker tech stack for new and existing brokers and the role AI is playing in building a more efficient and elastic origination ecosystem.

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Rental Market Insights with Azibo CEO Vikas Gupta Jun 15, 2023

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Today, we have the pleasure of speaking to Vikas Gupta, a longstanding entrepreneur and the CEO of Azibo, a unified financial and property management platform for independent real investors. Vikas has over 15 years of experience in the development of early-stage tech startups, including Nodabl, the Baby Box Co., Factual Inc., and many more. Now, through Azibo, he’s helping landlords and investors and holding impactful real estate conversations on his own podcast, Hacking Real Estate.

Today’s conversation is all about the rental market. Clayton and Vikas work through rental data trends that his team at Azibo are seeing through their platform. The platform tracks transactions being made and gives them a glimpse into the health of the rental market.

This episode offers vital information about building a technology software and financial services solution in the housing industry. It also offers incredible insights from the CEO of a software platform in the housing sector to help better understand the health of the rental market.

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The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.

Career Building: Launching and growing a wholesale brokerage (Wholesale Master Class Episode 2) Jun 12, 2023

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For this week’s installment, we welcome two separate guests, Justin Brown and Jennifer Gormer, to discuss building successful careers and businesses in the wholesale mortgage arena. Justin Brown is the broker/owner of the NuHome Team doing business in the Los Angeles market. Jennifer Gormer is the president and CEO of Integrity Home Lending in Dallas, Texas.

During their conversations, Jennifer and Justin go into their respective career launch points into the mortgage industry and some of the impactful decisions — and mistakes — made along the way. They also talk about how to best use the right technology and tools to maximize brokerage growth and how they get outside of the brokerage walls to get involved in their communities.

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Kristin Messerli on the state of Gen Z homebuying Jun 08, 2023

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Today, our guest is the co-founder and executive director of FirstHome IQ, Kristin Messerli. She is also the founder of Cultural Outreach, which is now part of the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA), and is a leading strategist and keynote speaker on the topic of next-gen housing and the psychology of money.

Clayton and Kristin’s conversation for this episode is focused on her most recent 2023 Gen Z Homebuyer Report. They also talked about the 2023 NextGen Women's Homebuyer Report which talks about some of the challenges and opportunities of female homeowners and homebuyers in today's housing market.

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Intro to Wholesale Lending: Understanding wholesale’s vital role in the mortgage ecosystem (Wholesale Master Class Episode 1) Jun 05, 2023

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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.
Throughout the series, listeners will develop a deeper understanding of the role that wholesale plays in the mortgage ecosystem, how to build your career in the wholesale channel, tech adoption in the industry, and more.

The first installment of this series features a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Desmond Smith, Chief Growth Officer at United Wholesale Mortgage, where he spends his time focusing on innovative ways to advance the independent mortgage broker channel.

In today’s conversation, the two discuss the role that wholesale plays in the mortgage ecosystem, recent and historical trends, and some of the common myths and misperceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker.

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WFG CEO Steve Ozonian on balancing organic and acquisitive growth plans Jun 01, 2023

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For today's episode, Clayton is joined by Steve Ozonian, the CEO of Williston Financial Group. Steve is a longtime real estate executive with a range of entrepreneurial and leadership experience, including board involvement at LendingTree, Attom Data Solutions, Inside Real Estate, and most recently, LoanDepot.
In this conversation, they discuss some really important topics, including leading through the inevitable cycles in the housing industry and connecting the housing sector across mortgage origination, real estate brokerage, and title. They also talked about planning long-term growth strategies while also weighing the options between organic and acquisitive growth.

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What Homebuyers Want from Lenders: Consumer Expectations in the Mortgage Process (Mortgage Master Class Episode 4) May 30, 2023

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HousingWire presents the Modern Mortgage Origination Master Class, a four-part educational series presented by Zillow Home Loans. This educational series features four classes designed to bring the HousingWire community expert-level knowledge on modern mortgage origination and how today’s homebuyer navigates the homebuying process.

This final installment of this series features a conversation between Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media and Tim Swank, Zillow Home Loans’ Vice President of Mortgage Sales and Real Estate Partnerships. Tim has more than 15 years of experience in the mortgage and lending industry where he has held a variety of positions from his early days as a mortgage banker to executive roles focusing on sales and partnerships.

In today’s conversation, they recap what we’ve learned in the past three master class episodes and then discuss what homebuyers want from their lender and how consumer expectations are changing — or not — throughout the modern mortgage process.This includes some of the current needs and expectations from a consumer perspective, how lenders can best engage with borrowers, and how Zillow’s tools and resources can make it easier to get started.

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