Brian McCauley, a North Texas-based loan officer at Fairway independent Mortgage, believes that no self-respecting business these days can ignore presentation and the importance of branding. But it’s not all about image. McCauley is a staunch advocate of nurturing talent, and that having the right attitude is just as important as experience in the mortgage industry.

Darius James, CEO of Porch Point, joins MPA Talk to discuss his meteoric career. Having started in the mortgage industry without any knowledge of the sector he worked his way to the top and in just over 10 years launched his own mortgage company.

Phil Shoemaker, president of originations at Homepoint, joins MPA to talk about the importance of nurturing company culture and explains why wholesale lending can be such a cutthroat business

In this episode, Amber Mandir elaborates on her experience as a woman in the mortgage industry. Mandir shares expert insights on the current landscape for women in the mortgage industry, her own difficult experiences that have been related to her gender, the industry’s issues on DE&I and how mortgage professionals can improve their own approaches to DE&I.

Non-QM has seen a major upswing in the past year, with a growing number of brokers now eager to embrace the product. Excelerate Capital's answer to rising mortgage rates is by leading the charge with non-QM product iterations, allowing for more flexibility and ultimately, for more people to continue to get loans. In this episode, MPA Talk chats with Thomas Yoon, CEO of Excelerate Capital on recent changes in the real estate and mortgage markets, including the most common misconceptions surrounding non-QM, how Excelerate Capital leveraged technology with non-QM, and expert advice for originators who wish to get started with the product. Learn about Excelerate Capital’s competitive EC Portfolio program, new HELOC programs, and the advantages of choosing a HELOC over a cash-out refinance loan, particularly in this high-rate environment.

In this episode, MPA chats to Ira Zlotowitz, CEO and founder of GPARENCY, a direct-to-bank service for the commercial real estate sector. He talks about his career and how he co-founded two successful companies, despite being one of the youngest brokers in the sector. He also discusses trends and how to anticipate changes in commercial real estate - and why he’s not afraid of economic headwinds.

In this episode, MPA chats to Phoenix-based branch manager Jeremy Schachter about what attracted him to the mortgage industry, his hatred of trigger leads and why high-rates should hold no fears for originators.

Veteran mortgage broker on the importance of doing the basics

Co-founder of fintech firm on why you shouldn't be afraid of failure

The housing sector is facing important challenges with rising rates, soaring inflation, and market uncertainty due to external economic factors. In this episode of #MPATalk, NextUs Lending’s national sales manager Brian Hewitt talks about how non-QM can thrive in the current economic climate, recent recruiting efforts, and how team diversity has helped his sales and operations teams thrive in a hybrid and remote work environment.

In this episode, MPA chats to mortgage veteran Melisa Cohn, who was one of the country’s first female independent brokers when she founded the Manhattan Mortgage Company in the 1980s. We get her views on high rates, inflation and the economic repercussions of the war in Ukraine.

In this episode, Paul Jones, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation’s SVP, non-qualified mortgage development and production sits down with MPA to talk about the most common misconceptions surrounding non-QM and how brokers can use non-QM to boost their business in 2022.

The housing sector is facing important challenges, with rising rates, soaring inflation, and market uncertainty due to external economic factors. There is also talk of a lot of volatility, with lenders changing loan terms at short notice. In this episode of #MPATalk, we chat with Angel Oak on how brokers can use non-QM to boost their business in 2022 when refinance loan volumes are plummeting.

In this episode, MPA chats to Patrick Stoy, the owner-broker of Wilmington-based MC Mortgage Group about his year so far and after a very fruitful 2021, when he was voted mortgage advisor of the year by the North Carolina Home Builders Association. He also recounts how he helped a family of 10 to relocate from one end of the country to the other and buy the home of their dreams.

As technology advances, it begins to play an integral role in day-to-day business operations. In this episode of MPA Talk, join Brian Hewitt, specialist non-QM lender and National Sales Manager at NextUs Lending. He talks about the impact of technology in the workplace and how to use different platforms to better assist clients.

In this episode, MPA chats to Tatom Lending’s president and founder Kirk Tatom about the mortgage industry, his previous career in pop music and his two-year battle with cancer, which forced him to re-evaluate his company and his family life.