MPA Talk

MPA Talk

If you work in or around the US mortgage industry, MPA Talk is the podcast for you. Presented by Mortgage Professional America, it gets up close & personal with some of the giants of the sector, while also delving into hot-button issues & spotlighting what matters to brokers & originators. Go to mpamag.com/us for all the latest.

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Clear to close, ready to trade: Turning better mortgage data into better deals

July 23, 2026 • 31 mins
In today's mortgage market, execution risk is no longer a back-office concern. With volumes shifting toward non-agency and non-QM products, rising regulatory scrutiny, and institutional investors demanding tighter documentation standards, the gap between good enough data and great data has never mattered more. For warehouse lenders and secondary market professionals, that gap shows up in real costs: delayed fundings, repriced trade...
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MPA Talk: NAMB president fights for legislation to improve housing affordability

January 23, 2026 • 22 mins
On this edition of MPA Talk, Matt Sexton is joined by the president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), Kimber White. White discusses why affordability is such a major concern and the changes he is lobbying for to make a meaningful impact. This edition is part of this month's series on housing affordability. You can check out our full coverage here: www.mpamag.com/us/mortgage-industry/industry-trends/monthly-spo...
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Mortgage Market Reset: Strategies, Trends & Non-QM Insights for 2026

November 17, 2025 • 13 mins
The mortgage industry is at a pivotal crossroads. After years of volatility and uncertainty, 2025 is closing with renewed optimism as interest rates begin to slide and the market shows signs of a reset. For mortgage professionals, this moment brings both fresh challenges and exciting opportunities. Understanding how to navigate shifting borrower expectations, heightened rate sensitivity, and the rise of non-QM products is critical ...
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How Can Brokers Build Expertise and Grow Their Non-QM Business?

September 15, 2025 • 15 mins
Non-QM lending has rapidly moved from niche to necessity, reshaping how mortgage professionals serve clients and grow their business. As interest rates remain high and borrower profiles diversify, brokers face new challenges and opportunities. Staying competitive means understanding how to leverage non-QM solutions to expand your reach, diversify revenue, and meet the needs of modern borrowers. This episode of MPA Talk brings you...
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2025 Lending Trends: What Brokers Need to Know About Non-QM Growth

June 4, 2025 • 14 mins
In a challenging mortgage landscape marked by rising rates and shifting borrower profiles, the non-QM (non-qualified mortgage) space is emerging as a crucial growth engine —and one that originators ignore at their own peril. With traditional loan volumes in decline and more borrowers falling outside agency guidelines, non-QM is no longer a niche alternative—it's a mainstream necessity. From self-employed entrepreneurs t...
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Unlocking the Potential of Non-QM Lending in 2025

March 16, 2025 • 14 mins
The mortgage industry is evolving, and non-QM loans are no longer just a niche product—they’re becoming a key component of originators’ strategies. With traditional lending tightening and an increasing number of borrowers not qualifying for agency loans, non-QM solutions are stepping in to fill the gap. Whether it’s self-employed individuals, real estate investors, or those with unique financial situations, ...
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AIME CEO talks trigger leads, market trends and 2025 focus

January 27, 2025 • 26 mins
We caught up with Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) chief executive officer Jonathon Haddad to hear about an eventful first year on the job and get his thoughts on some of the top trends set to impact the mortgage market in 2025 – including the ever-contentious issue of trigger leads, an area where brokers are hoping to see reform in the 12 months ahead.
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How are brokers gearing up for the year ahead?

December 18, 2024 • 22 mins
Mortgage professionals across the US are preparing for what's sure to be a busy 12 months ahead, with plenty of twists and turns expected in 2025. How should they be readying for that market - and what's needed to eke out business in the coming year? We caught up with Kristin O'Neil of Open Door Lending to hear what she's been keeping top of mind about her approach to 2025.
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What's new with NAMB?

July 12, 2024 • 18 mins
Amid a busy year for the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), MPA Talk caught up with president Valerie Saunders to hear about the association's latest legislative efforts, how it's gearing up for its upcoming fall conference, and why mortgage brokers are playing a more crucial role than ever in steering clients through the homebuying process.
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How are top mortgage professionals navigating the current landscape?

May 31, 2024 • 18 mins
High interest rates and affordability challenges are still a feature of the market for many borrowers – but there’s plenty of opportunity out there for loan officers who look for it, according to CMS Mortgage Solutions’ chief executive officer Corrina Carter. We caught up with the well-known mortgage pro to hear how she’s been handling the current market and what advice she has for LOs.
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CEO talks value of brand building in mortgage space

March 4, 2024 • 15 mins
Brand building is one of the most important ways a loan originator can find success in the industry - but it can be easier said than done. MPA caught up with Shane Kidwell, CEO of Dwell Mortgage, to find out how he cultivated his own brand over the years, and why putting his team first has always been a key focus.
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“There is always an opportunity”

December 1, 2023 • 27 mins
MPA Talk’s guest this time is Ron Vaimberg, who has been in the business for nearly forty years and is an international success strategist, trainer and coach to retail and wholesale mortgage professionals. With a refreshing positivity, Vaimberg shares how he helps those working in the sector take their performance to another level, even in a challenging market. “We have so many people faced with so many different challe...
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Where there’s a Will, there’s a way…

November 17, 2023 • 22 mins
In the spotlight for this week’s MPA Talk is Jason Will, who is senior vice president of growth at Embrace Home Loans, and based in Tampa, Florida. Will reflects on how his late mother, who was a realtor, inspired him into the world of property finance, at the tender age of 18. “The entire time that I was growing up I just saw her in an entrepreneurial spirit,” he says, “persevering and testing and trying a...
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From topping pizzas, to building a top mortgage business: one man’s story

November 3, 2023 • 29 mins
This time on MPA Talk, we meet Marshall Gottlieb, co-owner of Agarve Home Loans in Phoenix, Arizona. His working life began in a pizza restaurant, but he switched to the finance world, initially in wealth management and then mortgages, establishing himself as a mortgage loan originator. Gottlieb tells us how he set up a business, which is now licensed across 14 states and employs 68 people. The link between his restaurant roots and...
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“It’s not a matter of if the market changes, it’s a matter of when”

October 20, 2023 • 31 mins
Jamie Cavanaugh, president of Amerifund Home Loans and vice president of outreach at AIME – the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts - tells us what drives her, reflects on a case that particularly resonated and gives us her take on the market. “The one thing I always tell loan officers who haven’t been through a cycle like this is understand that it is a cycle,” she says. “It’s not a matt...
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The broker who switched from nightclubs to mortgages

October 6, 2023 • 23 mins
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The importance of understanding a deal

September 22, 2023 • 22 mins
For this edition of MPA Talk, we’re in the company of Abe Bergman, president of Eastern Union, a national, commercial mortgage brokerage. Its differentiator, he says, is the way in which it understands deals and its deep knowledge of every asset type. The business focuses on appreciating a client's needs and structuring a solution that works for them, which Bergman finds exciting. He shares that such is the relationship he bu...
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From Bible college to mortgages: the broker whose faith guides his business

September 6, 2023 • 28 mins
For this edition of MPA Talk, we meet Michael Rankin, from Clearpath Mortgage Solutions, who describes himself as a second generation, ‘post-Crash’ mortgage broker. Rankin went to Bible college and planned to work in the Church, but following the birth of his son and needing to earn, he took business classes and followed his father into mortgages. Rankin’s approach is to make the mortgage experience the best part ...
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From brownies to million dollar-plus properties, a mortgage professional’s story

August 11, 2023 • 24 mins
Our guest on MPA Talk this time is Melissa Cohn, Regional Vice President at William Raveis Mortgage. She tells host Simon Meadows how her business career began selling homemade brownies as a child, before taking a more serious turn into the world of finance – and mortgages. Cohn’s day begins with tennis (there are parallels with mortgages, apparently) and she enjoys working remotely, between Florida and New York. Castin...
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‘Helping people achieve the American dream is fun’

July 27, 2023 • 30 mins
In this edition of MPA Talk, we meet Kevin Leibowitz, president & CEO at Grayton Mortgage, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Prior to founding his business, Leibowitz worked in senior-level positions in the mortgage and investment banking world. He otes that he tells his clients that real estate is ‘the best get rich slowly’. He accepts this isn’t as exciting, but reasons they’re building net...
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