{"podcast":{"title":"Lending Leadership","slug":"lending-leadership-7056247","podcast_index_feed_id":7056247,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lending-leadership/","website_url":"https://lending-leadership.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a4c0362e-4757-49c6-a312-53891e88ff45/-pgWWzn8NanoCp6sRFcHn6_i.jpg","author":"HMA Mortgage","episode_count":92,"summary":"Welcome to Lending Leadership: the podcast designed for mortgage loan originators who are looking to elevate their careers and gain a competitive edge in the industry. Whether you're a seasoned professional or an aspiring loan officer, this podcast will have you clear to close with valuable insights, expert advice, and jaw-dropping stories from the cutting edge of the mortgage business. Lending Leadership is two powerful shows in one, alternating every week between The Mortgage Pros and The Creative Brief. In The Mortgage Pros, you’ll be guided by the three dynamic partners of HMA Mortgage—Tom Mills, Dave Holland, and Robert Fillyaw—through the real, unfiltered truth about the mortgage industry. With decades of combined experience and close to a million dollars spent on professional coaching (yes, you read that right), our hosts are ready to share their wealth of knowledge and hard-earned wisdom and maybe even reveal a few facepalm-worthy moments that loan officers will not want to miss. In The Creative Brief, we’ll take a step back from the front lines of the mortgage world and show you results-driven marketing processes that every loan officer will want to use on a daily basis.…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:19:52.326819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lending-leadership-7056247"},"episode":{"title":"Top 5 Revenue Drivers for Loan Officers: The Playbook from Top Producers","slug":"top-5-revenue-drivers-for-loan-officers-the-playbook-from-top-producers","published_at":"2026-03-11T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lending-leadership-7056247/top-5-revenue-drivers-for-loan-officers-the-playbook-from-top-producers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lending-leadership-7056247","url":"https://www.hmamortgage.com/lending-leadership/top-5-revenue-drivers-for-loan-officers-the-playbook-from-top-producers","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a75311a9-191d-4d90-b20d-e97dc0430390.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to Lending Leadership: The Mortgage Pros, your playbook for building a truly thriving mortgage business. In this episode, we’re diving deep into what really moves the needle for mortgage loan officers. Too often, people chase the latest shiny object—new technology, marketing gimmicks, and magic-bullet solutions—hoping for shortcuts to the top. But as we reveal today, genuine, consistent success is rarely about easy wins. To cut through the noise, we went straight to the source: our top-producing loan officers. These are our President’s Club winners and $25+ million-a-year mortgage pros—the crème de la crème. We asked them one key question: What are the top five things that actually make you money? Spoiler alert—their answers were surprisingly consistent and refreshingly straightforward. While we didn’t have a guest for this episode, the real stars are the insights from our leading LOs, which, as always, sparked a vibrant conversation among us—Dave Holland, Tom Mills, and Robert Fillyaw. Together, we dig in to decode those proven revenue drivers, unpacking why old-school fundamentals outpace new fads, and how to turn these lessons into simple, actionable systems. Here’s what we explored in this episode: Why “blocking and tackling” everyday fundamentals still matter most—and why there’s no such thing as a shortcut to success. The absolute importance of relationship-building, especially with realtors, and why this is nearly always the top source of business. How systems, processes, and consistency are the unsexy but crucial backbone for scaling, retaining clients, and producing at a high level. The power of past clients as a “goldmine” for referrals and repeat business, and simple ways most LOs could better leverage this resource. Why speed of response in com…","meta_description":"Welcome back to Lending Leadership: The Mortgage Pros, your playbook for building a truly thriving mortgage business. 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