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What Ticks Us Off the Most

Here on the Full Disclosure podcast, we try to keep things chill. But when it’s time to grind our gears… don’t even get us started.

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Alayna’s Homebuying Journey

Ever wonder what the homebuying process looks like from an insider’s perspective? We’v highlighted Jim’s homebuying process in the past. Now it’s Alayna’s turn!

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Good Problems vs Bad Problems

For this week’s podcast, Jim, Alayna, and Tim discuss the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, and whether there is any such thing as “champagne problems.”

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Conference Fatigue? Never.

For this month’s LodeStar x SettleWise update, Jim, Alayna, and Tim are recapping conferences in the midst of a busy season. Are we giving signs of fatigue? Never…

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Battle-Hardened LOs

For this month’s mortgage industry vibe check on the Full Disclosure Podcast, Jim and Alayna discuss the effects of the past several years on the industry and how pros in the trenches have endured one battle after another.

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Just Breathe

For this month’s Jim’s Book Club segment, it’s all about breathing. Jim shares his experience as a business owner with Jame’s Nestor’s book Breath.

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Conferences on the Brain

This week Jim and Alayna are talking all things conferences—especially since our biggest show of the year, ICE Experience in Las Vegas, is just one week away 😱😱😱

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March Mortgage Madness

For this month’s mortgage industry vibe check, we’re just holding on for dear life. Jim and Alayna discuss the precipice of conference season, the transition into the spring market, and how that’s changing things for mortgage tech.

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Small Company, Big Growth

2026 has been a whirlwind so far. It’s the end of February, but it feels like we’ve done a full year’s worth of work already. Jim and Alayna take a moment from their busy schedules to tell us about new products, plans for growth, and how LodeStar knocks conference season out of the ballpark.

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