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Yatin Karnik is founder and CEO of Confer Inc. After 18 years in the home lending industry as a senior vice president for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Karnik realized that homebuyers and those looking to refinance existing mortgages needed a solution to democratize their loans and get a better deal. In furtherance of this goal, he founded Confer Inc., developing a revolutionary and disruptive application that will allow consumers to compare loan estimates. Reach Karnik at info@confer.today.
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Kevin Karty is vice president of borrower engagement at Aspen Grove Solutions, which helps banks and servicers automate complex workflows with simple, flexible and compliant technology. In his role, Karty focuses on building innovative solutions to revolutionize customer interaction. Aspen’s end-to-end integration of back-end workflows with optimized customer-facing digital experiences lets mortgage companies dramatically cut costs and improve success rates. Karty earned his Ph.D. in political economy from MIT, and degrees in politics and economics from Brandeis University.
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Ameer Katifi is the CEO of Trusted Mortgage Capital, one of the fastest-growing VA-focused mortgage brokerages in the country. He is a top-ranked VA loan originator nationally and specializes in helping veterans and active-duty service members access the full benefit they have earned.
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Marcia Kaufman is CEO at Bayport Funding. She has over three decades of experience in the mortgage banking and real estate industry, with expertise in identifying real estate opportunities, valuation, development, management, and exit strategy for assets. Before joining Bayport Funding Kaufman owned a real estate investment and brokerage firm and was a senior executive at national mortgage firms. Recently Kaufman worked to secure bridge financing for fix and flip investors and for the purchase of rental properties for eventual stabilization.
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James Keegan is director of business development at New Silver Lending, a fintech lender specializing in business-purpose loans for residential real estate investors. With over a decade of experience in commercial banking and private lending, Keegan leads business development initiatives and manages the company’s partnerships and white label programs. Learn more at https://newsilver.com/.
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Dean Kelker is senior vice president and chief risk officer at SingleSource Property Solutions. He has been responsible for managing regulatory, compliance and financial risks for the past 10 years. Additionally, he manages the valuation business for SingleSource. Kelker serves on the board of directors of the Real Estate Valuation Advocacy Association (REVAA) and was the 2020 REVAA president. He also has worked as a volunteer and board member for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh.
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Ethan Keller is an experienced financial strategist at Dominion Wealth Management, a financial planning company. Keller is passionate about safeguarding assets and maximizing wealth for high-net-worth individuals. Using an evidence-based approach with a special focus on risk management, Keller excels at crafting personalized financial solutions that protect and grow wealth effectively
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Jason Keller is director of market strategy and compliance analytics at Wolters Kluwer, focusing on financial and corporate crimes and fair and responsible banking, including CRA compliance. He previously spent over
20 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as a community and economic senior adviser. A commissioned bank examiner, he has led compliance evaluations, spoken widely on CRA and fair lending and remains active in civic and economic organizations. He can be reached at jason.keller@wolterskluwer.com. -
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Ryan Kelley is the founder of The Home Loan Expert LLC. In less than a decade, Kelley has gone from selling mortgages door to door to his neighbors to running one of the fastest-growing mortgage banks in America. Kelley rose to prominence with hard work and dedication, along with pioneering new techniques to get mortgages closed faster than anyone else in the business. With the addition of Hero.Loan, the rapidly expanding Veterans Affairs loan product, his company is growing every day.
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Denis G. Kelly is senior vice president of correspondent/national wholesale for Sprout Mortgage, a leading non-agency/non-QM lender with broker/correspondent-friendly platforms focusing on loans in the following categories: jumbo/super jumbo “near miss,” no-income verification investment loans, self-employed borrowers/bank-statement loans, recent credit events/challenging FICOs — all up to $20 million.
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Keith Kemph is president and CEO of BlackFin Group, a boutique management consulting firm that specializes in the financial-services and mortgage banking industry. Working with lenders, banks and credit unions of all sizes, BlackFin Group routinely moves clients forward by effectively guiding the implementation of both business strategies and technology initiatives. BlackFin Group has founded proprietary strategies, technologies, models and frameworks that routinely reduce expenses while increasing productivity and revenue. Visit blackfin-group.com.
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Jesse Kennedy is a Wisconsin-licensed mortgage loan originator at Cornerstone Mortgage in De Pere, Wis. (NMLS# 2577192). After a decade growing an online home inspection education company from startup to multi-million-dollar business, Jesse brought his passion for guiding people through major life decisions to the mortgage industry. He specializes in helping buyers navigate one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. Reach him via LinkedIn.