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Freddie Mac Single-Family Home Starts Here

Freddie Mac Single-Family Home Starts Here

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Episodes

78

Latest episode

Mar 2025

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EN-US

About the show

The Single-Family Freddie Mac Home Starts Here podcast is your connection to all the latest industry trends, insights and points of view on the mortgage market. Take a front row seat to the conversations that are shaping the decisions in Freddie Mac Single-Family and first-hand information to help you grow your business.

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March 14, 202517 min

Market Evolution: Optimizing the Seller and Borrower Experience

In this episode of The Way Home, Phil Treadwell interviews Kevin Kauffman, SVP, Seller Engagement, Single-Family Acquisitions at Freddie Mac, and Bill Lowman, Chairman at American Pacific Mortgage, to discuss the role of data-driven insights, technology and personalized support in navigating market changes. Find out how we’re enhancing the mortgage process for both Sellers and borrowers.

February 20, 202522 min

Stay up to Data: Automating Servicing for Sustainable Homeownership

In this episode of The Way Home, Phil Treadwell interviews Freddie Mac’s Donna Spencer, VP, Servicing Relationships and Performance Management and Linda Du, Chief Operating Officer at Valon Mortgage, about the impact of digital solutions and automation on servicing and the borrower experience.

January 31, 202517 min

Forging a New Path: The Future of Servicing Excellence

In this episode of The Way Home, Freddie Mac’s Mike Reynolds, SVP and Head of Servicing, Single-Family Portfolio and Servicing, chats with Phil Treadwell about the technology, innovations and enhancements that will help move the servicing industry forward.

December 5, 202415 min

Identify More Homeownership Opportunities through Technology

In this episode, you’ll hear from experts, Jim Clement, Seller Strategy and Optimization Director, and Angie Wilen, Equitable Housing Senior Director, on how lenders can find equitable housing opportunities by breaking through long-standing myths about technology and embracing digitization and change to uncover “missed opportunities” within Loan Product Advisor®.

November 5, 202411 min

Build Your Business with Faith-Based Initiatives

Collaboration with faith-based organizations is one of the most underutilized ways that housing professionals can build their business in the communities they serve. In this episode, Hermond Palmer, Senior Vice President of Outreach and Inclusion at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling shares how lenders can support faith-based organizations and convert those relationships into repeat business.

June 20, 20246 min

Close the Gap with Down Payment Assistance

In the latest episode, Monica La Crue, Single-Family Affordable Lending Manager, and Malyna Phan, Branch Manager, Big Valley Mortgage, discuss how real estate professionals can help match borrowers with the right down payment assistance program for their unique needs. Listen to learn more about DPA resources, collaboration between loan officers and real estate professionals and misconceptions about borrowers who require down payment assistance.

May 29, 202422 min

The Way Forward: Strategic Partnerships Transforming Industry Practices

In our final episode, Erin Langevin, Senior Vice President, National Retail Operations, Guild Mortgage joins guest host Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast, to discuss the role strategic partnerships play in transforming industry practices

May 7, 202417 min

Pathway to Stability: Servicing's Role in Sustainable Homeownership

In this week’s episode, Donna Spencer, Vice President, Servicing Relationship and Performance Management joins guest host @Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast, to discuss the importance of servicing for sustainable homeownership and creating new homeownership initiatives.

April 16, 202411 min

Helping Homebuyers Win

In this episode Monica La Crue, Freddie Mac Single-Family Affordable Loan Manager and Sandee Lutz, National Renovation Manager at Cross Country Mortgage discuss how real estate professionals can help homebuyers win in today's market through familiarity with flexible loan options. Listen to learn more about down payment assistance, different sources of qualifying income and renovation loans.

April 2, 202425 min

Bridge to Home: Innovative Homeownership Solutions

On this episode of The Way Home, @Danny Gardner, SVP, Single-Family Mission and Community Engagement, joins guest host @Phil Treadwell, founder of M1 Academy and host of the Mortgage Marketing Expert podcast discuss how Freddie Mac solutions, technology capabilities, and innovative product offerings are bridging the home ownership gap.

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