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

08/10/2025 26 min

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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.🚀 Whether you’re a C-suite executive, mortgage tech innovator, or lending professional, this episode will reshape the way you think about AI in lending.Josh also teases upcoming Insellerate AI workshops at MBA Annual—giving attendees a firsthand experience with real-world AI tools that are redefining what’s possible in mortgage operations.🎯 Key Takeaways:Athena’s “Deal Possibility Score” shows lenders exactly which leads are likely to close.AI isn’t replacing empathy—it’s amplifying it.Mortgage sales can now scale intelligently without sacrificing human touch.Every lender can now access the “NFL-level game film” analysis that top producers rely on.📅 Want to meet Josh at MBA Annual?👉 Visit www.insellerate.com to book a demo or schedule your meeting.

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