Shumake brings nearly 20 years of successful sales experience in the banking, mortgage banking and financial technology industries to Calyx. Most recently, he was an account executive, digital mortgage at eOriginal, a provider of digital transaction management solutions. Prior to eOriginal, Shumake was vice president, national sales at ClosingCorp, a provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technology. He also held sales positions at First Mortgage Corporation, Home Savings of America, and Washington Mutual.The industry is auditing the wrong half of the lending stack
For the past two years, the mortgage industry’s fair-lending debate has focused almost entirely on underwriting: adverse action notices, model explainability, Shapley values, and Regulation B (Reg B) compliance after the April 22, 2026 amendment. Those issues dominate the wo...
When communication breaks down, expectations don't align, or respect disappears, LOs may need to move on — without burning bridges
Loan originators talk all the time about winning the trust of real estate agents. How to prospect them, how to add value, how to earn referrals. But there is another conversation we do not have enough of.Sometimes, as a loan originator, you need to fire a real estate agent....
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