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Transparency in Mortgage
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna chats with Jimmy King, Co-Founder of BankingBridge. They discuss the importance of pivoting the conversation away from just mortgage rates to transparency and education.
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Hometown Highlights: A Brief Note on Soft Pretzels (No, Seriously)
Everyone knows both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as a whole are known for their soft pretzels. In fact, The Reader’s Digest recently classified the soft pretzel as Pennsylvania’s favorite snack in their roundup of favorite treats by state.
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A Tale of Two Mortgages
“Home Prices”
Home prices are high. They’re not going down anytime soon.
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Hometown Highlights: Cheesesteak Roundup
Anybody even remotely familiar with the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania knows that we’re famous for the cheesesteak. In our town, there are lots of people making cheesesteaks, with more than a few claiming to be the best.
Lending Leaders
Anatomy of a Rebrand
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, Jim and Alayna dissect LodeStar’s much needed rebrand (see last week’s episode 😬) and talk about what makes a good brand.
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“Promise of Better Days”
Octavia looks for the promise of better days ahead for the housing market.
Deeper Thoughts
Reflections on Ten Years in Business
CEO Jim Paolino reflects on ten years in business.
Lending Leaders
The Ghost of Marketing Past
For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Summer Session, Alayna and Jim mark the beginning of LodeStar’s tenth anniversary by resurrecting some old marketing, website materials, and cringe fuel. Let’s just say we’re proud of how far we’ve come…
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“False Hope”
Horace can’t cope with any more false promises from “experts.”
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“Summer’s Almost Over”
Horace is concerned that the summer is almost over.
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“Interview”
Octavia vets a potential interviewee for the new LO position.