AI That Closes Loans: How Insellerate’s Athena Is Revolutionizing Mortgage Sales | FinTech Hunting Podcast

Episode notes

Welcome to a game-changing episode of The FinTech Hunting Podcast - filmed LIVE with Josh Friend , CEO and Founder of Insellerate , one of the mortgage industry’s true AI pioneers. Named an AI Innovator by Progress in Lending and winner of Top Demo at the Digital Mortgage Conference , Josh joins host Michael Hammond to unveil how AI is transforming loan officer performance, predictability, and profitability like never before. In this riveting conversation, Josh breaks down: How Insellerate’s AI platform “Athena” listens to 200,000+ hours of calls to coach loan officers at scale - helping them close more loans with greater empathy. Why Athena predicts loan closings with 89.4% accuracy on the first call - and what that means for lenders battling margin compression. AI voice agents that speak intelligently with borrowers , schedule callbacks, and prequalify leads before loan officers even log in . ️ How AI is making human connection and empathy more scalable than ever . ️ The rise of low-code, no-code, and now “vibe code” AI tools that are revolutionizing development, efficiency, and deployment across financial services.

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