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Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:46:51 -0500

Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Aaron Krowne, founder of the Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter. Aaron started this now famous industry website in January 2007 with a list of 6 lenders. As of today this list includes 160 imploded lenders. Aaron shares information about his website and his views of the current mortgage crises. Aaron has left his University Research position to work full time on this site and a related Hedge Fund site. Aaron has valuable insight into the causes of the crisis, the current situation and what the near and long term future will hold for the mortgage industry.

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 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:38:15 -0500
Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Dan Welbaum, Chief Marketing Officer with Mortgagebot.com. An industry veteran, Dan gives us input into a recent one of a kind benchmark study from Mortgagebot concerning several aspects of the On Line Mortgage process. Points include the average consumer income and credit profile, most active time of day for the on-line client and some interesting insight into the mortgage process. Dan also discusses the history and focus of Mortgagebot.com and its evolution to becoming the leading provider of internet based loan origination solutions for the mortgage lending industry. Also mentioned is a Podcast from Mortgagebot President Scott Happ titled The 12 myths of On Line Lending.

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Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:28:59 -0500

Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Bill Rice with Kaleidico. Bill is the CEO of Kaleidico and has a great deal of practical experience in automated lead management. Bill shares his experiences and presents Kaleidicos on line mortgage lead management system. Bill founded Deep Green Bank the first fully automated loan officer-less home equity lenders. He also spent time at Quicken Loans before founding Kaleidico. Bill also maintains bettercloser.com, a blog about on line lending.

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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:12:51 -0500

Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Andrew Marsinack with Sollen Technologies. Andrew is the Executive Account Manager for Sollen Technologies. Andrew describes Sollens web based Lender Online product and how Sollen has evolved since its inception in 1999. Sollen works with retail based on line and off line lenders in replacing the piles of rate sheets that used to clutter loan officers desks. Lender specific Investor pricing is input into a web based software that allows loan officers and secondary managers the ability to find best execution on any product for their specific consumer profile. Live pricing updates and the ability to generate a lender specific rate sheet are also discussed.

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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:10:52 -0500

Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Deana Turner with the Better Business Bureau. Deana is the Spokesperson and Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Supporting the South Texas Region of the BBB. Deana gives her views on fair lender practices and shares her experience with consumer and lender interaction. The recent mortgage lender upheaval has caused an increase in consumer inquiries and complaints about lenders. Deana explains how lenders can better work with consumers to avoid complaints and handle the complaints that do arise. She also advocates consumer research and sheds some light on on-line lenders vs. local lenders.

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Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:59:04 -0500

Owen Raun with Online Mortgage Podcast interviews Jamie Oaks, Partner and Senior Vice President of Soft Vu in Online Mortgage Podcast episode #2. Based in Kansas City, Soft Vu helps lenders get the best value for their marketing dollar in on-line marketing. Jamie had a successful experience with online lending and Soft Vus services prior to joining them. Coming to Soft Vu from the Health Care industry, Jamie has worked with many lenders, lead providers and lead management systems to achieve maximum efficiency for each of their clients. SoftVus communication platform can segment leads to help the lender direct their intended message to the intended consumer. The platform also enables loan officers to know when one of their potential clients is viewing one of the sent messages. This helps contact and close rates.

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 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:56:51

Online Mortgage Podcast episode #1 with Michael Price of MLBoadcast.com. Michael Price has been a leader and innovator in the on line Real Estate community since the early 90’s. His latest venture is MLBroadcast.com which helps Realtors promote listings and communities through a unique broadcast system. They combine the power of video podcasting with web video syndication to maximize the exposure of a local Real Estate Agents content.  They make it simple for a local Realtor and his/her listings to get noticed on the web. Michael explains in detail his service and where he sees this service going in years to come. The National Association of Realtors asserts that 87% of real estate prospects start their efforts on the web. That statistic alone should be reason enough to listen this Michaels views on how to connect with these prospects.

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