Authors List

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  • Diane Tomb is chief executive officer of the American Land Title Association (ALTA), a national trade association representing more than 6,000 title insurance companies, title and settlement agents, independent abstracters, title searchers and real estate attorneys who protect real property owners and mortgage lenders against losses from defects in titles. In this role, Tomb leads an organization focused on providing advocacy, education, networking and standards for an industry that operates in every county in the United States.

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  • Danny Tomsett

    Danny Tomsett is the founder and CEO of UneeQ, an Austin-based company with offices in New Zealand and Australia. UneeQ offers an intelligent digital-human platform to design and launch AI chatbots, helping companies reimagine the customer experience through a conversational platform designed to leverage the human touch. He is a serial entrepreneur who has a passion for creating disruptive technology solutions that place emotional connection at the heart of the customer experience.

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  • Alejandra Torres is the content specialist at Silver Hill Funding LLC, a small-balance commercial mortgage lender offering financing from $100,000 to $2.5 million. With a background in writing, Torres enjoys educating readers about the mortgage industry while giving advice on how to broker deals in today’s modern age. Visit silverhillfunding.com for more information.

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  • Tim Tower

    Tim Tower is vice president of business development with Northeast Bank, a $1.2 billion publicly traded bank (NBN) and national commercial real estate lender headquartered in Boston. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Holy Cross College and has more than 25 years of commercial lending experience.

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  • Kevin Trabaris is a Chicago-based partner at the law firm EM3 LLP, where he practices as a corporate and commercial finance transactional attorney. He has experience representing banks, financial companies, brokers, equipment lessors, insurance companies and other funding entities in connection with commercial and corporate loans, equipment leases, bank loans, bonds and many other types of financing. Trabaris has handled a wide variety of matters, ranging from small-ticket transactions to billion-dollar syndicated loans, asset-based loans, real estate, working capital and more. Reach Trabaris at (312) 803-0378.

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  • Anthony Turdo

    Anthony Turdo is chief underwriter for American Life Financial Corp., where he has worked since 2005. He also serves as a member of the company’s investment committee. Turdo has a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in international business from EVEX. He was previously involved in international finance, commodity trading and logistics. Reach Turdo at anthony@americanlifefinancial.com or (480) 835-5001.

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  • Ron Turner is the president of Tri Pointe Connect, the affiliated mortgage company for Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE: TPH), one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S. The company’s innovative platform is designed to provide a clear and simple approach to new home financing. Turner has worked in the homebuilding mortgage industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining Tri Pointe Connect, he held senior mortgage management positions with two other public homebuilding companies.

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  • Matthew Tuttle is CEO of Tuttle Capital Management, LLC. He is a frequent contributor to financial media, appearing on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Schwab Network. Tuttle is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s. Tuttle Capital runs the Tuttle Capital 2x Inverse Regional Bank ETF ( Nasdaq: SKRE). This is the first ETF to specifically short regional bank stocks. Reach Tuttle at (888) 723-2821.

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  • Edwin Urrego

    Edwin Urrego is an executive loan officer with Kennedy Funding Financial, a direct private lender based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Urrego is a 20-year industry veteran and is part of a team that has closed in excess of $3 billion in hard money loans to borrowers across the globe. Urrego has successfully closed property and land loans throughout the Caribbean, Europe, Canada and South America. He specializes in bridge loans for land, multifamily, retail, office and hospitality properties.

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  • Ron Vaimberg is an internationally successful strategist and one of the mortgage industry’s top trainers and coaches. A former top producing loan originator and real estate agent, he has coached originators who have ranked in the top 1% in loan production and earned over $1 million annually. Vaimberg began his career in 1984 as a real estate sales professional on the North Shore of Long Island. In 1997, he created the New York Mortgage Institute, a successful training program for mortgage originators. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/49ehtvv.

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  • Ryan Varner is the head of client success for Mortgage Cadence. He led the team of company executives who attended this year’s ACUMA mortgage conference in Las Vegas. Varner joined Mortgage Cadence in 2014 and has held various roles including implementation consultant, strategic engagement manager and client success team lead. He has over 18 years of mortgage industry experience. Varner received his Bachelor of Science in finance from Arizona State University and his MBA from St. Thomas University.

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  • Jovan Vaughn is the designated broker at Mortgage Point, a company that offers a portfolio of loans catering to all property types. Vaughn can discuss franchise opportunities, loan-qualifying scenarios and real estate projects.

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