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Navigating the 2025 Mortgage Landscape: Strategic Insights for Executives

Hey there, mortgage industry leaders! It’s Matt Slonaker, and I’m diving into the latest trends from the July 2025 Optimal Bl...

Rediscovering the Magic: Latest Trends in Sports Card Collecting in 2025 and My Return After 30 Years

Hey everyone, I’m Matt Slonaker, a lifelong sports fan and card collector who’s been diving back ...

As Matt Slonaker, I’m excited to share the insights from my white paper, The Strategic Value of Sub-Servicers in Modern Mortgage Portfolio Management, published in August 2025. With years of experi...

Subject: Deep Dive into Q2 2025 Household Debt and Credit Report – Actionable Insights, Best Practices, and Cited Sources for Servicing Leaders

Dear Lending and Loan Servicing Executives,

This is Ma...

Every Decision Must Hit One of Three Targets: Revenue, Margin, or Customer Lifetime Value

By Matt Slonaker

I’ve spent enough years in banking and financial services to know that running a tight sh...

The Mortgage Servicing Revolution: A Client-Centric Vision for a $13 Trillion Industry

By Matt Slonaker

The U.S. mortgage servicing sector, overseeing roughly $13 trillion in outstanding debt, sta...

How I Use Grok to Analyze My Sales Pipeline: If You’re Not Analyzing, You’re Guessing

Hey there, it’s Matt Slonaker, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of grinding in sales, it’s this: ...

My Take on Zero-Based Organization for Banking and Financial Services P&L Owners

Hey there, I’m Matt Slonaker, and I’ve spent enough time managing profit and loss (P&L) in banking and financial servi...

I’m Marcus Hale, the fictional CEO of FinPulse, a fintech startup navigating the wild ride of financial services in Matt Slonaker’s books Key to Market Mastery and The AI Ledger: Unleashing Revenue Ma...

As a sales leader in the Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) sector, I’ve been in countless pipeline review meetings that felt like they were stuck in a loop—endless recaps of deals gone by, vague a...

As Matt Slonaker, founder of M. Allen LLC and a revenue strategist with over 30 years in financial services, I’ve channeled my experience driving $1 billion in revenue and landing deals like a $33 mil...