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10/07/2026

Stop reacting to the market. Start getting ahead of it.🙌

The Mortgage Strategy Collective with Mosi Gatling happens tomorrow, October 8 at 9:00 AM PT on Zoom. In just 30 minutes, Mosi will break down how to identify buyer needs before your competitors do, bring real strategies to your referral partners instead of just asking for business, and use AI to research opportunities and create content that starts conversations.

This is a live working session. Come ready to learn, implement, and bring back results.

Sign up here:

Featured in Bankrate, Inman, and HousingWire, with case studies on her business and Scotsman Guide recognition across multiple years.

10/05/2026

Don't eliminate an entire lane to homeownership just because the rules got more complicated. Learn the rules and use them to your advantage. 🙌

On October 14, Mosi Gatling & Kim Jones are hosting another free webinar to help real estate and mortgage professionals navigate condo financing after the August 3 changes. You'll learn how to qualify condos proactively, what to ask before listing, and how to turn condo knowledge into a competitive edge that sets you apart.

Register for free: https://thegatlinggroup.com/condos-are-not-dead

09/23/2026

"The pendulum has swung from being completely okay not talking to people to more and more people realizing we still need that human connection."

NAF's Kristin Ankeny Bickenbach joined the Unblocked podcast to discuss why physical branches still matter, how AI will and will not change lending, and what it takes to build a tech stack that actually works.

Watch the full episode on YouTube, link in the comments!

09/23/2026

CONDOS ARE NOT DEAD.

The condo rules changed August 3. The opportunity didn’t disappear.

Condos remain an important part of the housing ecosystem—providing options for first-time buyers, homeowners, sellers, and investors. For real estate and mortgage professionals, changing requirements mean one thing:
It’s time to change the process.

Join Mosi Gatling, SVP of Strategic Growth & Expansion, and Kim Jones, VP of Condo, and Co-op at New American Funding, for a live conversation about what changed and how professionals can apply a more proactive condo strategy on both the listing and buyer side.

They’ll cover how to:
- Know what to gather before the property is listed.
- Know what to check before the buyer writes.
- Know what to ask before the condo deal is submitted.
- Understand what may be possible when a condo community isn't currently approved.

Mosi will also share her real-world experience working with a condo community that went from not-approved to approved and how earlier collaboration between real estate and mortgage professionals can make a difference.

Before the next condo listing presentation, bring a condo strategy. Not just a CMA.

CONDOS ARE NOT DEAD
📅 October 1, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET
💻 Live on Zoom

Register now: https://thegatlinggroup.com/condos-are-not-dead

The rules changed. We’re changing the process.

09/08/2026

A movement, not a moment. 🌟

Meet the women of NAHREP who are showing us what power, resilience, and vision look like.

These eight remarkable women are redefining leadership in real estate and beyond.

During “She Closes: The Power of Latinas at NAHREP,” Patty and Vanessa will have the privilege of recognizing this extraordinary group of women.

Join them at 4:45 p.m. on Day 2 of Avance Global at the Bellagio.

Register now: https://lnkd.in/gqfCbzFm

09/03/2026

There are moments when you get to look around a room and see the impact of women who have spent years leading, serving, mentoring, and opening doors for others. 💙

On September 15, our CEO Patty Arvielo will recognize an extraordinary group of women during "She Closes: The Power of Latinas at NAHREP." Join us at 4:45 p.m. on Day 2 of Avance Global at the Bellagio to celebrate the women shaping our community.

El sueño es tuyo. El camino es nuestro.

Register now: https://avanceglobal.com/event/register/

09/03/2026

Big news for our Servicing team. 🏆

We have been honored with the 2026 Mortgage Servicing Excellence Award from Mortgage Point.

Serving more than 283,000 customers and a $73.6 billion portfolio, our team brings together national scale, personalized support, and a commitment to putting clients first every day.

This recognition belongs to the people behind the work. Congratulations to our entire Servicing team on this well-deserved honor. ✨

Read the full article: https://www.newamericanfunding.com/media/new-american-funding-earns-2026-mortgage-servicing-excellence-award/

09/01/2026

When HousingWire recognizes the leaders who move markets forward, Patty Arvielo is on the list. ✨

Patty has been honored with the 2026 HousingWire Vanguards Award, recognizing c-level executives whose leadership has a measurable, industry-wide impact. As co-founder of the largest woman- and Latina-owned mortgage company in the United States, Patty has spent decades transforming the mortgage industry.

Beyond building NAF into a national powerhouse, she has mentored more than 600 industry professionals through her Thrive and Lead program. This recognition is a reflection of everything she has built and everyone she has lifted up along the way.

Read the full announcement: https://www.newamericanfunding.com/media/patty-arvielo-2026-housingwire-vanguard-award/

09/01/2026

Last year, we built creative momentum. Thanks to you, we're taking that excitement and evolving it into a new chapter of our brand campaign. Yeah! It’s going to be awesome.

08/26/2026

What does "getting it right" look like in lending today?

On September 16 at NAHREP, our President Christy Bunce joins the sharpest minds in lending for "Organizations That Are Getting It Right." AI. Growth. The next era of serving Latino homebuyers. This is the session where the real strategies get shared.

Christy has driven expansion across operations, sales, and servicing at NAF while building NAF 360, a culture built on a holistic commitment to employees, partners, and customers. That is the kind of leadership this panel was made for.

Register now: https://nahrep.org/fallconference/registration/