Fintech Hunting Episode #65 with Industry Influencers Kristin Messerli & Brian Vieaux

Breaking News on the Fintech Hunting Podcast.  Don't miss this episode of the Fintech Hunting podcast where two major industry announcements are discussed, the importance of financial education and wellness, the NextGen Homebuyers report, how the pandemic is driving home ownership, technology, transparency and so much more with two highly respected mortgage industry executives, Kristin Messerli, Founder/CEO of Cultural Outreach and Brian Vieaux, CMB, President of FinLocker. Kristin Messerli is a national speaker and founder of Cultural Outreach, helping businesses better reach and serve next gen consumers and underserved markets. After starting her business in 2013, she has worked with over 50 companies of all sizes across the U.S. and has spoken at over 100 conferences, including the Mortgage Bankers Association, the American Bar Association, and Harvard Business School. Kristin is also the Managing Editor for Mortgage Women Magazine and sits on the MBA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She co-authored the MBA's Compliance Toolkit for Section 342 and is published in numerous publications on the topic of diversity and millennials in housing. Kristin holds over 13 years of experience working in multicultural business and social work. Prior to starting her business, Kristin was a social worker and community educator in the latino immigrant community. She also led teams of volunteers locally and abroad to develop sustainable business practices, and she has consulted for multinational social enterprises with the Center for Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW). Kristin was trained by former McKinsey consultants at the University of Oklahoma, where she earned her Master of Public Administration. Brian shares his wealth of knowledge and experience from working on the lender side of the business and the transition to the vendor side of the business.  Don't miss his insights and expertise as he shares his years of experience in the mortgage space and the trends he is seeing in today's market. FinLocker is a consumer-enabled financial data platform that gives lenders access to critical borrower information via a trusted 3rd party that can be used to streamline the origination and underwriting processes for mortgages and other financial products. It reduces costs, time, and risks for all participants in the loan life-cycle, while expediting the data collection, verification, and analytics processes.