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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode, Dean, Deryk, & Jason recap a record-breaking 2025 for A Better Way Mortgage Group with $4B+ in mortgages funded, an over $1.3B increase year-over-year, which helped 1900 more families, including a 300% increase in MPP sales. They also look forward to 2026, and how they plan to continue scaling "without the chaos".

Dean, Deryk, & Jason discuss:

→ The industry's mindset shifts from 2024 to 2025, highlighting the increase in positivity, particularly among their Agents & Brokers.

→ The biggest factors in the 2025 market including interest rates, mortgage renewals, & the rise in alternative lending.

→ How ABW was able to achieve a record year, highlighted by strategic hiring of staff, the growth of internal Agents & Brokers, and also recruiting external top-producing Agents, Brokers, & Bankers.

→ The consistent investment in training & education, including creating a compliance department, lender presentations & speed dating, and newsletters like their Tuesday Mortgage Memo.

→ Investing millions in continued systems & infrastructure improvements, including AI & the ABW internet, to ensure a stable environment for scaling & continued growth.

→ Building networking opportunities for their team by hosting business & flagship events, and connecting deeper with lenders by creating the preferred lender program.

→ The impact of the podcast and becoming a leading voice in Canada's mortgage industry, the value of deeps dives with industry pros for the audience, and where they want to take it in 2026.

→ The community events & charity initiatives they support, and why it's important to them to give back.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:31 A Different Type of Episode

1:57 2025 Mindset Shift - Increasing Industry Positivity

6:05 Biggest Impacts in the 2025 Market

11:36 ABWs Record Year - Internal & External Growth

17:16 Investing in Training & Education

23:21 The Impact of the Podcast & It's Continued Growth

30:37 Charity Initiatives & Community Events

34:00 Flagship Events & the Preferred Lender Program

41:11 Systems & Infrastructure Improvements

43:52 Wrap-Up

45:52 Outro

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CONNECT WITH THE SHOW

🎙️ The Mortgage Broker Podcast Podcast: ⁠@abetterwaymortgage⁠

📺 The Mortgage Broker Podcast YouTube: ⁠@MortgageBrokerPodcastNetwork⁠

📝 The Mortgage Broker Podcast Blog: ⁠@ABWMedia⁠

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CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

📋 Dean Lawton's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠@DeanLawton⁠⁠

📋 Deryk Williamson's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠@DerykWilliamson⁠⁠

📋 Jason Marshall's LinkedIn: ⁠@JasonMarshall⁠

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CONNECT WITH A BETTER WAY MORTGAGES

🔗 A Better Way Mortgages Website: ⁠www.joinabw.ca⁠

📸 A Better Way Mortgages Instagram: ⁠@abetterwaymortgages⁠

📋 A Better Way Mortgages LinkedIn: ⁠@ABetterWayMortgages⁠

👥 A Better Way Mortgages Facebook: ⁠@ABetterWayMortgages⁠

📬 A Better Way Mortgages Tuesday Mortgage Memo: ⁠@ABWTuesdayMortgageMemo