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Sticking to Core Values
While at TMC’s “The Mane Event” in Louisville, Kentucky, Alayna had the opportunity to chat with Stephen Huang, Key Account Director at MeridianLink, about sales, the benefits of being a vendor vs. a lender, and the importance of sticking to your core values.
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Deeper Thoughts
What To Do When Things Are “Kind of OK”
One of our core values at LodeStar is Clarity. We aspire to be honest and straightforward. Sometimes that’s easy. Sometimes, especially when the market is just “kind of OK,” that’s tough.
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Loan Estimate Challenges
Tennessee’s Biggest LE Challenges
Home to The Grand Ole Opry, the longest running radio show in the world for any genre, Tennessee is also the birthplace of cotton candy, Mountain Dew and the Moon Pie.
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Why Data Management Matters
When Ron joined LodeStar two and a half years ago, the first order of business was instilling a sense of cohesion to the company’s fee management processes.
Lending Leaders
A Better World Through PMI
This week’s guest is a new friend, Nomi Smith, Founder and CEO of PMI Rate Pro. She and Jim Paolino chat about Nomi’s amazing story, her journey into mortgage lending, and her expertise in the world of mortgage insurance.
A Tale of Two Mortgages
“Sea Turtle Dealership”
Octavia talks with a client about her upcoming closing.
Lending Leaders
Key Takeaways from MBA 2023
Two hosts for the price of one! Jim and Alayna regroup at LodeStar HQ to recap MBA Annual 2023 in Philadelphia. They discuss key takeaways, shifts in focus in mortgage tech, and—of course—Philly food.
Lending Leaders
How to Be Unbreakable
This week Lending Leaders features an awesome conversation between LodeStar’s own Alayna Gardner and Equity Capital Mortgage Group’s Rick Rucker on how to be unbreakable in tough times and tough markets.
