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Reshuffling How We Use AI

Tired of hearing about how AI is going to change your job? We sure are… That’s exactly why the way we think about AI in relation to our work needs to be reshuffled. This week, Jim is eager to share one of his latest reads, which helps us reframe how we think about AI.

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Vibe Check Before the Holidays

Here’s one last mortgage industry vibe check before the holidays. With just three and a half short weeks before break, Jim and Alayna give their take on the state of the mortgage industry.

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Alayna Got Published!

This is a special episode of Jim’s Book Club on the Full Disclosure Podcast. Lodestar’s very own Alayna Gardner recently published an essay in a book, Rethink Everything You Know About Networking.

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Mental Health Before the Holidays

Octavia reckons with the struggles inherent to the holiday season.

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What Happens in Vegas…

Alayna and Jim are fresh off MBA Annual in Las Vegas, and they’re here to share their thoughts on the conference and the state of mortgage lending as we head into the holidays.

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The Future of MISMO

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.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

That Time of Year Again

It’s that time of year again…

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October 2025 Full Episode

Here is the second full-month cut of the Full Disclosure podcast. For October, it’s all about pumpkin (of course), fall conference season, end-of-year rate cuts, and how to stay steady despite market shakeups.

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Wearing Our Costumes

Horace and Octavia are glad they happened to be wearing their costumes.

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