| Block 1 · Monday 10:00–10:45 AM |
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Post-CFPB: Who’s Watching Now
Mod: Melanie Lund (Equity Resources) · Mike Eising (Ruoff) · Mark McArdle (NewRez) |
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Talent Wars: Find, Land & Keep the Best LOs
Adam Rose (Western Ohio) · Jeremy Bowling (Huntington) |
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Topic to Be Decided
Speakers to be announced |
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| Block 2 · Monday 10:55–11:40 AM |
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Credit Reporting Overhaul: New Scores, New Rules
Mod: Teresa Rose (Western Ohio Mortgage Corp.) · Anthony Ruiz (Advantage Credit) |
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Competing With the Megas: How Independent Lenders Win
Khash Shagafi (Liberty Home) · Chris Hiner (Park National) |
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Data-Driven Lending: Analytics to Find Your Next Borrower
Bernard Nossuli (iEmergent) · Laird Nossuli (iEmergent) · Nikki Bialka (Fifth Third) |
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| Block 3 · Monday 1:40–2:25 PM |
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The Rate Equation: New Fed Chair & What to Expect
Chris Bennett (Vice Capital) · Tim Rood (Impact Capitol) |
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From Hype to Pipeline: AI Moving the Needle in Lending
Andrew Panagos (Spartan) |
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From Dirt to Doorstep: Construction Lending
Jim Owen (Fifth Third) |
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| Block 4 · Monday 2:35–3:20 PM |
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Non-QM: From Product to Profit Center
Mod: Heidi Belnay |
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LinkedIn Playbook: Build Brand & Grow Revenue
Rich Swerbinsky (OMBA) |
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Ohio’s Mortgage Landscape: Policy, Politics & What’s Next
Mod: Adam Rose |
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| Block 5 · Monday 3:30–4:15 PM |
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Election Year Playbook: 2026 Midterms & Mortgage
Mod: Stan Foraker · Liz Facemire (MBA) · Erin Dee (Interlinc) · Tim Rood (Impact Capitol) |
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Opening Doors: Affordable Housing Solutions for Ohio
Speakers to be announced |
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Selling Smart: Secondary Market Strategies for 2026
Speakers to be announced |
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| Block 6 · Tuesday 10:00–10:45 AM |
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Appraisal Changes: Waivers, Hybrids & How to Adapt
Mod: Marianne Collins |
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Developing the Future Leaders of Your Organization
Vanessa Godoy (HMA) |
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The Affordability Gap: First-Time Buyer Strategies
Speakers to be announced |
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| Block 7 · Tuesday 10:55–11:40 AM |
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Servicing Retention: Protect Your Portfolio
Speakers to be announced |
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Branch of the Future: Top-Producing Teams in 2026
Kris Vanzant (Stockton) · Brian Hewitt (Fifth Third) |
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Women’s Networking Session
Mod: Heidi Belnay |
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| That’s 21 sessions, spread across Monday and Tuesday, built around the topics that actually matter to your business right now. Every single one of those rooms is going to be full of people sharing real knowledge, real numbers, and real experience from the Ohio mortgage market.
You will not find this caliber of content at this price point anywhere else in Ohio this year. $495 for members. $595 for non-members. Room block at $169/night, but it won’t hold forever.
The sessions above represent one of the strongest conference lineups Ohio mortgage has ever seen. Don’t find out what you missed secondhand.
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| Full agenda, hotel booking and more: ohiomba.org/2026-Conference |
