Lending Made Easy: Recent Episodes
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Baker Hill's podcast, Lending Made Easy, takes a look at a variety of topics facing the banking industry.
In Season 3, Episode 17 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch dive deeper into a conversation on centralized data management and what financial institutions should consider after taking their first steps toward a more centralized approach.
In Season 3, Episode 16 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch start a two-part conversation on centralized data management and the first steps that can help financial institutions streamline operations and make more strategic decisions.
In Season 3, Episode 15 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch discuss the importance of automation in tickler management throughout the lending process to track exceptions, ensure regulatory compliance, and build stronger relationships with borrowers.
In Season 3, Episode 14 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch are joined by Baker Hill’s head of product management, Joe Pavlik, to unpack lessons learned from the global IT outage and ways that banks and credit unions can be more strategic with their technology ecosystem.
In Season 3, Episode 13 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch are joined by Ashley Garrison to talk about how leadership is evolving today: what it means to be a servant leader, empower others, and build connections.
In Season 3, Episode 12 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by Scott Gillanders from Berkshire Bank to discuss small business lending an how technology empowers a digital experience with a personal touch.
In Season 3, Episode 11 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by special guest Brynna DeSantiago from Encapture to talk about how technology can help you with syncing the tedious data requirements around regulatory compliance, allowing you to scale your lending operations without growing your headcount.
In Season 3, Episode 10 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and Mitch discuss the concept of digital transformations and how banks and credit should approach digital projects differently – thinking about them as an evolution that is ongoing rather than a transformation that takes place once.
In Season 3 Episode 9 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by special guest Barry Burns, Business Systems and Process Manager from HomeBank to talk about his highlights from Prosper 2024, Baker Hill’s annual client conference.
In Season 3, Episode 8 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how banks and credit unions should approach the concepts of spreading financial data and performing financial analysis and the importance of understanding the context of your data in making informed credit decisions.
In Season 3 Episode 7 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David discuss the significant impact of automation in eliminating the frustration of cumbersome manual processes involved in commercial lending - specifically around tickler management and tracking exceptions.
In Season 3 Episode 6 of Lending Made Easy, David and Bryan discuss one of the largest challenges facing the banking industry today – legacy infrastructure. The saying goes “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but as the banking industry is evolving, is core technology keeping pace?
In Season 3, Episode 5 of Lending Made Easy Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how brick and mortar branches fit into financial institution’s strategy – especially when it comes to building relationships in their community.
In Season 3 Episode 4 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David discuss the nuances of identifying the high performers within your institution and in your candidate pool to create a winning culture for your bank or credit union.
In Season 3, Episode 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how to define small business lending, what automating small business lending means, and how financial institutions can strike the right balance between risk and reward for long-term profitable success.
In Season 3 Episode 2 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss how to set one of the most important roles at a commercially-focused bank up for success – the Relationship Manager.
To kick off Season 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano talk about what bankers should consider for their resolutions for the new year and discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for bankers in 2024.
In Season 2 Episode 20 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mike Horrocks look at the merger of Mint with Credit Karma and discuss the role Personal Financial Management Software could play in a financial institution’s small business strategy.
In Season 2 Episode 19 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and Mitch Woods are joined by special guest Mike Horrocks to discuss the CFPB’s latest proposed new rule to regulate tech companies that are acting like banks.
In Season 2 Episode 18 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss the impact of Gen Z and Millennials on banking trends and the need to have great digital banking offerings to attract and retain clients from the large segment of banking clientele.
In Season 2 Episode 17 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss how community banks and credit unions can take advantage of the talent shakeups going on at several larger banks.
In Season 2, Episode 16 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss economic trends and their impact on banking, encouraging bankers stay in the game and find ways to “skate to where the puck is going” to succeed in commercial lending.
In Season 2, Episode 15 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the five C’s of Credit and the need for banks and credit unions to take a data-driven approach to lending and how today’s loan origination technology can help.
In Season 2 Episode 14 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the unique advantages of smaller, more nimble, financial institutions when it comes to navigating the change management needs for loan origination technology implementation and adoption across the institution.
In Season 2 Episode 13 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano explore the economic factors that are impacting the rise in sales at Walmart and whether or not financial institutions should keep their eyes on Walmart when evaluating the economic environment or making strategic decisions on how to best serve their customers.
In Season 2 Episode 12 of Lending Made Easy, Mitch is joined by Mike Horrocks and Julia Bedell to dive into all things Section 1071. Tune in to learn about the new regulation and how banks and credit unions can navigate the Small Business Lending Rule that was finalized earlier this year.
In Season 2 Episode 11 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh explore the various obstacles banks face in commercial loan origination. Join us as we uncover strategies and insights to conquer these challenges and make the complex world of commercial lending easier with technology.
In Season 2 Episode 10 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss just how critical speed is in loan origination and delve into how technology and data can help you win at small business lending.
In Season 2, Episode 9 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David explore the advancement of banking technology through the lens of personal technology that (not that long ago) impacted our day-to-day lives but have become almost obsolete with the way technology has advanced.
In Season 2 Episode 7 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano dive into how the right loan origination technology can help financial institutions foster collaboration throughout the lending process.
In Season 2 Episode 6 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the autonomous operations we’re seeing in other industries and how they could have an impact on banking.
In Season 2 Episode 5 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh weigh in on how AI tools like ChatGPT can be put into action across different functions and lines of business for financial institutions.
In Season 2 Episode 4 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh explore how a loan origination system enables banks and credit unions to deliver the customer experience today’s customers (and employees) have come to expect.
In Season 2 Episode 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano break down strategies to effectively and profitably price commercial loan opportunities in the current rate environment.
In Season 2 Episode 2 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh is joined by special guest Mike Horrocks, Vice President of Product Management to discuss the trends impacting commercial real estate lending in today’s market.
In Season 2 Episode 1 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano talk all things deposits with guests Tim Keith and Rick Claypoole from Infusion Marketing Group. Tune in to learn why deposits matter in light of the rising interest rate environment.
In Season 1 Episode 19 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the importance of a winning culture at your financial institution, what it takes to create it, and how it impacts your ability to not only attract and retain top talent but ultimately your success.
In Season 1 Episode 18 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh talk about the benefits of scored, auto-decision small business lending for community banks and credit unions.
In Season 1 Episode 17 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano share best practices for talking to senior leadership about process automation in your loan origination workflow.
In Season 1 Episode 16 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh talk about how community banks and credit unions can leverage technology to differenentiate themselves when most financial institutions offer the same products.
In Season 1 Episode 15 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the advantages of automating credit risk management processes for financial institutions.
In Season 1 Episode 14 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh consider what makes a great commercial bank.
In Season 1 Episode 13 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss the growing trend of buy now pay later and what it can mean for financial institutions.
In Season 1 Episode 12 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss uses cases and possible pitfalls for AI in banking.
In Season 1 Episode 11 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David hop in the time machine to think about what banking will look like in 2072 and share their favorite banking innovations since 1972.
In Season 1 Episode 10 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David explore the trend of credit unions growing member business and commercial lending.
In Season 1 Episode 9 of Lending Made Easy, David Catalano and Bryan Peckinpaugh discuss the impact of a lower net interest margin on financial institutions and how banks and credit unions can identify areas to improve efficiency and better manage risk.
In Season 1 Epsiode 8 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss change management and how banks and credit unions can succeed through digital transformation projects.
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In Season 1 Epsiode 6 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss the impact of inflation on the financial services industry.
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In Season 1 Episode 4 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David discuss the importance of evaluating a vendor's ecosystem vs. just their product offering.
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In Season 1 Episode 3 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David look at the personalization expectations set by Netflix and how it has influenced banking.
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In Season 1 Episode 2 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan and David discuss the possibility of the intersection of cryptocurrency and lending.
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In Season 1 Epsiode 1 of Lending Made Easy, Bryan Peckinpaugh and David Catalano discuss whether or not Starbucks is a bank.
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