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Kirill Bensonoff is managing partner at New Silver, a technology-enabled nonbank lender primarily focused on providing real estate-backed financing for the U.S. fix-and-flip market, with a concentration on single-family residential and small-balance commercial assets. New Silver’s proprietary technology automates and stream-lines loan originations while using data to reduce loan default risk. The company’s complimentary FlipScout tool uses intelligence in order to help find projects with the highest return on investment. Visit newsilver.com.
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Eric Bernstein is the co-founder and president of LendFriend Home Loans, an Austin-based mortgage lender servicing thousands of homebuyers in central Texas and other communities around the U.S. Along with his brother Michael, he co-founded LendFriend in 2018, and they have grown the company to surpass $375 million in loan originations annually through a focus on client experience and community engagement.
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Jeffrey Bernstein is the director of cybersecurity and compliance advisory services for Kaufman Rossin’s risk advisory consulting practice. Kaufman Rossin is a certified public accounting firm that provides professional services to businesses, organizations, institutions and their leaders. Bernstein advises clients in highly regulated industries on the protection and compliance of their networks, applications, systems, data, devices, people and property. Follow him on Twitter @Jeff_Bernstein1.
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Nick Bertino is a managing director at Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital. He co-authors Wells Fargo’s “Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook.” Visit wellsfargo.com/mhc for more information.
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Francis A. Betancourt-Molina is senior vice president of national mortgage-credit policy for Florida Capital Bank Mortgage. Betancourt-Molina has more than 22 years of experience guiding the development, maintenance and communication of the bank’s mortgage-credit policies across retail, wholesale and correspondent lending channels. Additionally, she monitors credit-policy changes, tracks results to ensure acceptable credit-risk exposure, and mentors her peers in areas of regulatory and compliance requirements.
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Joyeeta Bhattacharjee is a seasoned writer specializing in articles, blogs and press releases. With a rich background in customer service, her writings provide insightful, relevant, and up-to-date content that resonates with both industry professionals and customers alike. Her passion for effective communication and her knack for storytelling make her articles both engaging and informative, setting her apart in the bustling field of call center services.
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Prabhakar Bhogaraju is executive vice president and head of strategy and product development with FinLocker, a financial fitness app that mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions can use to attract and engage with homebuyers and homeowners. Bhogaraju has more than 20 years of mortgage technology and consulting experience, with extensive experience in design thinking and digital business strategy, product development and customer engagement. Prior to joining FinLocker in 2021, Bhogaraju held executive leadership positions at Fannie Mae for 10 years.
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Creighton C. Bildstein is a principal at PlattPointe Capital in Denver. PlattPointe is a nationwide commercial lending intermediary that seeks to meet the lending needs of its clients when more traditional bank products fall short. PlattPointe offers alternative capital solutions for funding all types of commercial real estate projects, small and medium-sized businesses and asset-based financing needs.
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Samuel Bjelac is senior vice president of Third-Party Originations at Carrington Mortgage Services. His primary areas of responsibility include aligning the wholesale and correspondent sales organizations with Carrington’s overall objectives. Previously, Bjelac worked as executive vice president of national sales at Sprout Mortgage, while also leading the third-party origination teams at CoreVest Finance and LendingOne. He’s responsible for building on Carrington’s existing non-QM foundation, which is a critical part of the company’s ongoing lending business strategy.
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Dennis Black is the CEO of Dennis Black and Associates, a training organization devoted exclusively to the development of sales and management professionals within the lending industry. Dennis Black and Associates has trained more than 120,000 mortgage professionals throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Black speaks at conferences sponsored by the Mortgage Bankers Association and NAMB - The Association of Mortgage Professionals about selling strategies and is a frequent speaker at state conferences.
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Jim Black is strategic adviser for Calque and is founder and chief lending officer for ReVest Homes. He is a 20-year veteran in mortgage loan originations. He has consistently been ranked among the top mortgage originators by Scotsman Guide. Black brings a marketing and strategic perspective for integrating the mortgage broker and mortgage banking into custom solutions that are in the best interest of the client, not the bank.
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Berekk Blackwell is president and chief operating officer of Zoned Properties. He has also served as president of Daily Jam Holdings LLC and vice president of Due North Holdings LLC. Prior to joining Zoned Properties, Blackwell developed domestic and international markets for Kahala Brands, a global franchise organization with more than 3,000 retail locations in over a dozen countries. He also led emerging brand and portfolio operations for several private equity groups investing in the restaurant franchise space.
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