{"podcast":{"title":"The Free Toaster","slug":"the-free-toaster-7173245","podcast_index_feed_id":7173245,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thefreetoaster/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thefreetoaster.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20058005/The_Free_Toaster_Podcast_Logo_1_9g674.jpg","author":"thefreetoaster","episode_count":84,"summary":"The Free Toaster is your best resource at the intersection of marketing, lending, and fintech. We deliver news, data, and insights to help you acquire more customers.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:19:33.484383+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-free-toaster-7173245"},"episode":{"title":"News Pod #24 - How Lenders Win When AI Calls the Shots","slug":"news-pod-24-how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the-shots","published_at":"2026-06-26T21:04:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-free-toaster-7173245/news-pod-24-how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the-shots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-free-toaster-7173245","url":"https://thefreetoaster.podbean.com/e/news-pod-24-how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the-shots/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w6vf2vbb7n48exgf/News_Pod-6_26AUDIO.mp3","summary":"Nick and Carlos discuss an Editorial piece recently published in The Free Toaster Newsletterhttps://www.thefreetoaster.com/p/how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the The premise of the conversation -- an LLM-based personal finance tool is going to be the most effective/useful way for consumers to shop for cards and lending products.Given that future, how should CMOs at lending companies be thinking about their long-term strategy?****** The Affiliate Marketing Summit For LendersSan Francisco - September 23rd & 24th 150-person, curated room Early bird tickets ($999) end August 1Learn more: events.thefreetoaster.com ***** Sign Up For Our Newsletter The Free Toaster Newsletter ships every Wednesday at www.thefreetoaster.com, curating the biggest stories at the intersection of consumer lending, marketing, and technology. ******Please Support Our Sponsors Spinwheel: Reduce friction in your lending application with just two fields—phone number and birthdate. Spinwheel’s APIs boost application rates by 20-30% while also providing real-time credit data and seamless payment processing. Want to see it in action? Connect with their Head of Growth for a demo! https://spinwheel.io/partner/?utm_source=freetoaster&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=june Fintel Connect Drive thousands of new accounts and billions in deposits with the only partner marketing solution built for fintech and banking – your all-in-one affiliate platform, partner network, agency, and marketing compliance engine. https://partner.fintelconnect.com/get-to-know-fintel-connect?utm_campaign=13897733-2025%20Partners&utm_source=The%20Free%20Toaster&utm_medium=podcast Bulldog Media Group:Bulldog Media Group is a leading performance marketing company that specializes in online customer acquisition for clients…","meta_description":"Nick and Carlos discuss an Editorial piece recently published in The Free Toaster Newsletterhttps://www.thefreetoaster.com/p/how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-free-toaster-7173245/episodes/news-pod-24-how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the-shots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-free-toaster-7173245/news-pod-24-how-lenders-win-when-ai-calls-the-shots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}