The national average total closing costs for a purchase mortgage transaction were $4,661. This amount consists of a national average of 1.06% of the home sales price.
For this special episode of the Full Disclosure podcast, Jim and Alayna are returning to their Lending Leaders roots and welcoming an exciting guest, Brian Vieaux, CMB, the new president of MISMO. Together they discuss the future of mortgage industry standards and how rapidly AI is changing the game.
Here it is, gang! The very first full episode cut of the Full Disclosure Podcast. Here’s Jim and Alayna’s full conversation for September 2025, where they cover the Encompass SDK sunset delay, LodeStar’s recent Inc. 5000 win, and the virtues of pumpkin spice.
For this week’s episode of Full Disclosure, Jim’s got a book to share. Per our regular “Jim’s Book Club” segment, Jim has a great title to share, which helped LodeStar’s team structure goals and projects.
How are things at LodeStar, you ask? Really, really good, actually. For this week’s episode of Full Disclosure, Jim and Alayna give an update on all things LodeStar.
It’s time for “What Grinds My Gears”… Alayna insists that people with dietary restrictions who attend mortgage conferences deserve to eat, too. Meanwhile, Jim shares his true thoughts on pumpkin spice…
Welcome to the fully rebranded LodeStar podcast, Full Disclosure. Join Jim Paolino and Alayna Gardner, AMP, on this new chapter of the LodeStar podcast.
For the final installment of the LodeStar Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna do a quick recap of summer industry conferences.
Continuing with LodeStar’s 2025 Summer Session, we’re getting an update from Jim and Alayna about what’s new at LodeStar.
The Summer Session is all about trying things, right? So, in that spirit, we’re asking Jim what he’s been reading lately.
For this week’s installment of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna open up about what’s been grinding their gears lately—from LinkedIn posts about vacation to overuse of AI in content creation. Tune in!
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