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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Bright Side

Horace is tired of looking on the bright side.

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Lending Leaders

The Joy of Problem Solving

This week, Alayna had the pleasure of speaking with Stacy Holindrake, a veteran of the mortgage industry with a strong background in Mortgage Operations. Together they discuss new opportunities and the joy of problem solving

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Meme

Horace and Octavia compare real life to memes.

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Lending Leaders

Building Trust in Mortgage

For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna chats with Monica Raciti of Vesta. Together they talk about technology, how it’s changed our industry, and how we can build trust amid the changes.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Boring

Horace makes a new acquaintance with strong feelings about title agents.

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Lending Leaders

Homebuying with the Right Tech

For this week’s episode of the Lending Leaders Podcast, Alayna chats with longtime friend and industry partner, Olga Faynshteyn, Business Development Manager at LenderLogix. Olga is no stranger to the world of optimizing the loan origination process with key tech—especially since she just got to use LenderLogix products to buy her own house.

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A Tale of Two Mortgages

Starfish Smack Talk

Horace finds the one thing duller than waiting around for the housing market to improve.

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Lending Leaders

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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