“I think Katie is an amazing person, in general and outside of AIME,” Socha said. “All the charisma, all the industry knowledge all the different things she’s able to do is a great thing. Then, to be able to take that and restructure what AIME is doing and be able to create the committees and ask: What is the purpose? What do brokers want? What are we actually moving towards? And then have different groups of brokers to volunteer their time and move our industry forward has been completely revolutionary. The fact there’s an entire government affairs committee! That they started a PAC!”
AIME made a concerted effort to secure strong sponsorship for this year’s slate of events, officials previously announced. Among the sponsors were 25 wholesale industry partners committed to growing the broker channel further, officials said. Niche leaders were also sought, including Change Wholesale, a diverse leader offering options to support underserved communities and the only CDFI-approved provider in the US. Another was ACC Mortgage and NextUs Lending, both specializing in non-QM.
AIME’s several member campaigns throughout the year include the annually staged Fuse National Conference in Las Vegas, the Spark program, which encourages equity and inclusion in the wholesale channel, Ignite training initiative that drive new employment opportunities in the wholesale mortgage industry and equip broker-owners with high-quality education, National Mortgage Brokers Day created to raise awareness of the market and educate consumers on the benefits of working with an independent lender, and Hall of AIME, the first awards ceremony for independent mortgage professionals.