With 2023 coming to a close, our host Clayton Collins and our podcast producers looked back at our most impactful and popular episodes of the year to bring you a very special, knowledge-packed recap episode. Today, we feature seven of our most popular guests from 2023 and spotlight their most insightful commentary.

These guests include: Jay Bray, CEO of Mr. Cooper Group, Lee Smith, President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank, Dave Lykken, Founder and President of Transformational Mortgage Solutions, Marina Walsh, VP of Industry Analysis at the Mortgage Bankers Association, Chris Mayer, CEO of Longbridge Financial, Brian Hale, CEO of Mortgage Advisory Partners, and — finally — Jay Promisco, the Chief Production Officer at Sierra Pacific Mortgage.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

• Industry learnings on servicing and origination tactics
• Leadership and corporate strategy
• Housing market data and intelligence 

Related to this episode:

• Jay Bray: The Path to Building a $1 trillion Mortgage Servicing Rights Business
• Building a $124 billion bank and mortgage powerhouse with Lee Smith 
• Mortgage Banking: A game of 6-inches with David Lykken
• MBA’s Marina Walsh on mortgage origination profitability and forecasts
• Chris Mayer: Housing policy, securitization and building the nation’s largest wholesale reverse mortgage lender
• Mortgage Advisory Partners CEO Brian Hale talks M&A, executive mindset and 2024
• Building cohesive teams in intense environments with Jay Promisco
• HousingWire on YouTube

The Housing News podcast explores the most critical topics in mortgage, real estate and fintech. A new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show each week to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire’s news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by the HW Media team.