“In order to provide the types of services that independent originators need to be successful, we as an association need to develop a sustainable financial model in order to support them,” said Katie Sweeney, CEO of AIME. “With the launch of our new AIME Member Portal, we will be able to continue its efforts to educate borrowers on the benefits of working with brokers to create more awareness of the broker channel for years to come.”
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“We are proud to focus on the needs of brokers every single day. However, that support comes at a cost,” said Brendan McKay, president of broker advocacy at AIME. “In order to level the playing field for brokers, they need access to healthcare, training programs, lobbying and consumer advocacy, and that’s what we’re focusing on going into 2022.”
Around 3,000 brokers and wholesale mortgage professionals from across the country joined the conference, which included the AIME Women’s Mortgage Network (WMN) Summit, a pre-event dedicated to empowering women leaders in the industry. The Summit was sold out, with 400 female mortgage professionals in attendance. The Women’s Mortgage Network Facebook group has also seen a 100% increase in membership since last September, with over 3,100 individual members.
AIME also plans to expand its training programs and add broker certification programs, the association revealed.