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LodeStar offers a variety of content through our Lending Lenders
podcast, our Data Reports, the "A Tale of Two Mortgages" webcomic, and LodeStar Report Newsletter.

Lending Leaders

Practicing Gratitude

Jim Paolino sits down for a hard-hitting and heartfelt conversation with Coby Hakalir, VP of Mortgage and Ancillary Services at T3 Sixty, to discuss the difference practicing gratitude can make.

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Data Reports

2025 Purchase Mortgage Closing Cost Data Report

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.

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Lending Leaders

How to Level Up

This week it’s about growth. Alayna Gardner chats with the indefatigable Lindsey Meyer about how to invest in your own development and level up.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

All Shook Up

Horace and Octavia struggle to cope with stock market ups and downs.

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Data Reports

Data You Can Rely On

One of the things that sets LodeStar apart from other fee providers is that we employ an in-house, full-time, dedicated team of data experts to monitor fee updates.

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Lending Leaders

How to Build Trust

This week’s Lending Leaders is a special crossover event… On her other podcast, Thirsty Thursday, Alayna Gardner had the pleasure of interviewing Greg Sher🥂

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Fish Hook

Horace connects with a realtor friend.

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Lending Leaders

Growth and Profitability

Alayna Gardner interviews Nick Friedman to talk about the relationship between profitability and growth in the mortgage industry.

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Lending Leaders

How to Deliver At Scale

It’s all about scalability this week. Jim sits down with Optimal Blue’s Director of Product Management, Kevin Foley, to discuss how tech vendors can deliver solutions at scale.

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