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The State of the Market Headed Into Fall 2024

Matt Einheber joins Jim to gauge the state of the market as we head into Fall 2024. There’s talk of a rate cut, so there’s plenty to speculate about.

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Why Core Values Matter Most

For episode of Lending Leaders’ fifth season, Alayna Gardner, AMP, sits down with Amanda Morrow, AMP, Director of Investor Relations at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group.

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Getting Back to It

Alayna Gardner, AMP sits down with LodeStar’s co-founders, Jim Paolino and David Spektor to kick off yet another exciting season of Lending Leaders!

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Farewell to Summer of SettleWise

For this final episode of the Lending Leaders 2024 Summer Session, Jim and Alayna lament the emergence of Halloween candy in grocery stores and reflect on SettleWise’s successes so far.

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The Importance of Expertise

For the fourth episode of the Summer of SettleWise, Lending Leaders host Jim Paolino interviews Shawna Proztman about her role as Title Operations Manager with SettleWise. She recounts her journey into title and how her specific expertise is exactly the kind of thing that differentiates SettleWise’s quality of service.

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The Power of a Brand

For the third installment of Lending Leaders’ Summer of SettleWise, Jim and Alayna go into the power of branding, and the challenge of acing the particulars.

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How to Get Your Brand Right

Welcome back to the Summer Session, sponsored by SettleWise. Jim and Alayna jump back in to their discussion of SettleWise and chat all things brand. How to brand, how NOT to brand, and everything in between.

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Why We Started a Title Company

Welcome to the 2024 Summer Session, brought to you by SettleWise! We’re diving right in by discussing why we decided to found SettleWise, a national title company, in a less-than-hospitable market.

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Looking Back and Looking Ahead

It’s that time again! The Lending Leaders Podcast has concluded its fourth season, and Alayna Gardner chats with LodeStar Co-Founders Jim Paolino and David Spektor to mark the occasion.

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