Lending Made Easy

In Season 3 Episode 19 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods discuss how financial institutions can leverage predictability, convenience, and strong relationships to stand out for the right reasons in an industry where products are commoditized.

In Season 3, Episode 18 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch talk about the importance of focusing on behaviors instead of just results in driving the pipeline and how technology can help manage to the behaviors that win more business.

In Season 3, Episode 17 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch dive deeper into a conversation on centralized data management and what financial institutions should consider after taking their first steps toward a more centralized approach.

In Season 3, Episode 16 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch start a two-part conversation on centralized data management and the first steps that can help financial institutions streamline operations and make more strategic decisions.

In Season 3, Episode 15 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch discuss the importance of automation in tickler management throughout the lending process to track exceptions, ensure regulatory compliance, and build stronger relationships with borrowers.

In Season 3, Episode 14 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch are joined by Baker Hill’s head of product management, Joe Pavlik, to unpack lessons learned from the global IT outage and ways that banks and credit unions can be more strategic with their technology ecosystem.

In Season 3, Episode 13 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch are joined by Ashley Garrison to talk about how leadership is evolving today: what it means to be a servant leader, empower others, and build connections.

In Season 3, Episode 12 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by Scott Gillanders from Berkshire Bank to discuss small business lending and how technology empowers a digital experience with a personal touch.

In Season 3, Episode 11 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by special guest Brynna DeSantiago from Encapture to talk about how technology can help you with syncing the tedious data requirements around regulatory compliance, allowing you to scale your lending operations without growing your headcount.

In Season 3, Episode 10 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch discuss the concept of digital transformations and how banks and credit should approach digital projects differently – thinking about them as an evolution that is ongoing rather than a transformation that takes place once.

In Season 3 Episode 9 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by special guest Barry Burns, Business Systems and Process Manager from HomeBank to talk about his highlights from Prosper 2024, Baker Hill’s annual client conference.

In Season 3, Episode 8 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how banks and credit unions should approach the concepts of spreading financial data and performing financial analysis and the importance of understanding the context of your data in making informed credit decisions.

In Season 3 Episode 6 of Lending Made Easy, David and Bryan discuss one of the largest challenges facing the banking industry today – legacy infrastructure. The saying goes “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but as the banking industry is evolving, is core technology keeping pace?

 In Season 3, Episode 5 of Lending Made Easy Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how brick and mortar branches fit into  financial institution’s strategy – especially when it comes to building relationships in their community.

In Season 3 Episode 4 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David discuss the nuances of identifying the high performers within your institution and in your candidate pool to create a winning culture for your bank or credit union.

In Season 3, Episode 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how to define small business lending, what automating small business lending means, and how financial institutions can strike the right balance between risk and reward for long-term profitable success.

In Season 3 Episode 2 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss how to set one of the most important roles at a commercially-focused bank up for success – the Relationship Manager.

To kick off Season 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano talk about what bankers should consider for their resolutions for the new year and discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for bankers in 2024.