Not a whole like rhymes with ’26…

For the final Full Disclosure episode of 2025, Jim and Alayna are taking a moment to reflect on the past year and look ahead to changes in 2026.

Sometimes, you have to choose to be optimistic.

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.

Holiday music can be very distracting when you’re trying to focus…

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.

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.

Octavia reckons with the struggles inherent to the holiday season.

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.