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MBA NewsLink: STRATMOR Provides Insights on Succession Planning

October 2, 2026
STRATMOR, Denver, released its latest Insights Report, featuring a piece by Principal Advisor Amanda Gibson entitled “The Permit Problem:...Read More

National Mortgage Professional: STRATMOR Group Names Coby Hakalir Managing Director

October 2, 2026
STRATMOR Group has named longtime mortgage industry executive and advisor Coby Hakalir as managing director. Hakalir most recently served...Read More

HousingWire: STRATMOR Group hires Coby Hakalir as managing director

October 1, 2026
Mortgage industry advisory firm STRATMOR Group announced Thursday that it has hired real estate and mortgage industry veteran Coby...Read More

HousingWire: Eric Lovins on Luminate Bank’s reverse mortgage growth, M&A strategy

September 28, 2026
In a reverse mortgage market often dominated by a few legacy players, Minneapolis-based Luminate Bank has gained market share....Read More
Succession planning usually breaks down not in the big decisions, but in the one dependency underneath it that nobody stress tested.

MortgageNewsDaily: Tech, Credit, Correspondent Products; STRATMOR on Succession Planning

September 23, 2026
What does a delayed building permit have to do with succession planning? Quite a bit, according to STRATMOR’s Amanda...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: Thoughts on handling conferences, inaction in the U.S., and joint ventures

September 19, 2026
Heading to a conference to represent your company? STRATMOR’s David Hrobon has some thoughts. “A mortgage conference is an expensive place...Read More

National Mortgage News: MSAs: A viable option for lenders who ‘do it by the book’

September 16, 2026
Lenders have been smacked with Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act lawsuits this year, a long-time regulatory risk with marketing services...Read More
What turns a mortgage borrower's willingness to recommend into an actual referral?

MortgageNewsDaily: MERS, Reno, Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Borrower Behavior

August 31, 2026
“Turning borrower satisfaction into real referrals” is something every lender strives for. Are your happy borrowers actually referring business…...Read More
2026 Technology Insight Study lender intelligence survey now open

MortgageNewsDaily: Education, Underwriting, Processing Tools; Originators and Tech; STRATMOR Tech Survey

August 28, 2026
STRATMOR’s 2026 Technology Insight® Study Lender Intelligence Survey is now open, giving mortgage lenders a chance to share their firsthand experience...Read More

MortgageNewsDaily: Borrower Analysis, 1st Lien HELOC, Ginnie eNote Products; NEXA/UMortgage Deal

August 24, 2026
Another day, another consolidation deal between two IMBs. This time, it’s ‘mega broker’ NEXA, who has acquired UMortgage, a...Read More

HousingWire: Mortgage AI is evolving. The next step is connecting the systems behind it.

August 18, 2026
Mortgage lenders have made significant progress digitizing the borrower experience, but manual work and disconnected systems continue to create...Read More

Progress in Lending: Survey: Lenders Prioritize Trust, Borrower Experience, And Operational Stability When Selecting Subservicing Partners

August 12, 2026
As more mortgage lenders rely on subservicers to manage servicing operations, choosing the right partner has become a strategic...Read More
With demand for subservicing established, the question for those investing in the business then is what they need to do to compete for business

National Mortgage News: Survey shows just how reliant on subservicers lenders are

August 11, 2026
The subservicing business that acquirers have been setting their sights on depends on demand for work with third parties,...Read More
How do mortgage lenders choose the right subservicing partner and ensure that partnership creates value rather than risk?

MortgageNewsDaily: HELOC, AI Processing Tools; STRATMOR on Subservicing

August 11, 2026
When it comes to choosing a mortgage subservicing partner, price isn’t necessarily the deciding factor anymore. In the lead...Read More
Are mortgage lenders measuring all the right customer experience metrics to increase revenue?

MortgageNewsDaily: Hedging, Credit, Anti-Fraud Tools; STRATMOR on Borrower Satisfaction

July 29, 2026
For decades, Net Promoter Score (NPS) has been the mortgage industry's go-to customer experience metric. But what if our...Read More

Inside Mortgage Finance: Market Dynamics Shifting Distributed Retail Strategies

July 16, 2026
STRATMOR Group Senior Partner Garth Graham is featured in an Inside Mortgage Finance article on the shifting distributed retail market....Read More
Technology Insight Study LOS Perception Survey

MortgageNewsDaily: Verification, AI, Prequal Products; STRATMOR Tech Survey

July 10, 2026
STRATMOR Group has launched the first module of its 2026 Technology Insight® Study (TIS), the mortgage industry's only independent benchmark measuring...Read More
2026 STRATMOR Compensation Connection Study

MortgageNewsDaily: STRATMOR Comp Study; AI, AMC, Analytic, Equity, Correspondent Products

July 8, 2026
STRATMOR Group has opened participation for its 2026 Compensation Connection® Study, providing mortgage-specific insights into compensation components, incentive plan structures,...Read More
If mortgage lender AI adoption is outpacing borrower adoption, what does that mean for lenders?

MortgageNewsDaily: Accounting, AllReg’s AI Tools; CRA Stats; STRATMOR on LO Trust

July 1, 2026
Everyone in mortgage is talking about AI, but are borrowers actually using it to choose a lender? According to...Read More
The submerged bulk of the iceberg, the processing, closing, and post-closing functions that borrowers never see, is where lenders are now directing their technology investments — and increasingly where AI is making automation newly practical.

MBA Newslink: STRATMOR Group Releases Latest Insights Report With Tech Focus

June 12, 2026
STRATMOR Group, Denver, released its June Insights Report, highlighting an article by Senior Partner Nicole Yung titled, “Mortgage Digital...Read More

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