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Unlocking New Markets: Breaking the Language Barrier Without Slowing Your Pipeline

As demographics shift, lenders who serve borrowers in their language gain a competitive advantage, and meet their compliance obligations. Hear from compliance, operations, and technology leaders on how lenders can reach diverse borrowers without adding friction to the pipeline.

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What you’ll see:

  • The demographic business case: All net U.S. household growth will come from communities of color. First movers in language access build a competitive moat others can’t easily close
  • Why word-for-word translation falls short: 80% of English speakers don’t understand what they’re signing at closing – translated legalese has the same problem. Digital, borrower-specific explanations are the answer
  • Real results from Elevations CU: VP of Lending Operations, Christie Smith, shares how ECU expanded access to Spanish-speaking borrowers without sacrificing operational efficiency
  • Built into the Blend platform: Talk’uments integrates directly into Blend’s existing mortgage workflow – no new technology stack required
Josh Weinberg HS
Josh Weinberg
President, Firstline Compliance, LLC
Christie Smith HS
Christie Smith
VP Lending Operations, Elevations Credit Union
George Baker HS
George Baker
Managing Director, Talk'uments, LLC
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Lisa Britt
Account Executive, Blend