Fintech Hunting Episode #85 with the amazing Sara Nakae, VP of Sales & Business Development at FirstClose

Don't miss this timely and insightful episode of the Fintech Hunting Podcast where we discuss her start in financial services, the power of Fintech, how COVID accelerated adoption of digital mortgage technology, what lenders need to do to enhance the borrower experience, the "Amazon Effect", industry trends, different valuation models, an upcoming webinar and so much more with the amazing Sara Nakae, VP of Sales & Business Development at FirstClose. Sara has over 16 years of experience in FinTech serving the financial services sector in realtor and agency marketing for banks and credit unions, and extensive experience in the mortgage industry working with banks, credit unions and mortgage companies to deliver award-winning technology solutions and services. She has been a keynote presenter at leading industry events and conferences discussing FinTech and its impact on lenders businesses.  Sara has deep industry knowledge in the financial digital space. Recently, Nakae launched and brought to market FirstClose Digital Lending Platform (DLP) which is a home equity point-of-sale tool and application management system fully integrated FirstClose ONE.  Specific to home equity lending, lenders can drive prospective borrowers to the application portal where the borrower is able to obtain instant information regarding the equity in their home anytime, anywhere. In addition to providing real-time equity results, DLP can complete a full home equity application and obtain a credit decision in real time directly from the FirstClose ONE platform.