109: In a Consumer First Approach to Debt, Sean Hundtofte, founder of Solve Finance, joins host William Glass to discuss how our current lending practices fail borrowers. Sean spent years in consumer finance at the NY Fed and Better Mortgage and became frustrated with how our current lending practices fail consumers. We discuss his experience in the industry and how Solve Finance is taking a consumer-centric approach and the keys to building a better system.

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About Sean Hundtofte:

Sean Hundtofte, CEO and Founder of Solve Finance, has dedicated his 20+ year career to consumer finance, most recently as a member of the exec team at Better Mortgage (where he halved CAC while growing D2C volumes 4x), and previously as a distressed investor, a PhD in household finance and as a research economist studying household credit at the NY Fed.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedIn.com/in/sean-hundtofte

Website: www.seanhundtofte.com

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