ABWs Record Year: Over $4 Billion in Funded Mortgages

Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/_HTm1pCHJG4 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. *** CONNECT WITH THE SHOW 🎙️ The Mortgage Broker Podcast Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themortgagebrokerpodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=bf8c6904-a28b-4518-9662-645edb5ce53b 📺 The Mortgage Broker Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9vbY86dYJl3xjMFL7yXSXQ 📝 The Mortgage Broker Podcast Blog: https://www.joinabw.ca/media *** CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS 📋 Dean Lawton's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-lawton-07184998/ 📋 Deryk Williamson's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deryk-williamson-271697106/ 📋 Jason Marshall's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmarshallma/ *** CONNECT WITH A BETTER WAY MORTGAGES 🔗 A Better Way Mortgages Website: https://www.joinabw.ca 📸 A Better Way Mortgages Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abetterwaymortgages/ 📋 A Better Way Mortgages LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dominion-lending-centres---a-better-way/?originalSubdomain=ca 👥 A Better Way Mortgages Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abetterwaymortgages/ 📬 A Better Way Mortgages Tuesday Mortgage Memo: https://www.joinabw.ca/abw-tuesday-mortgage-memo *** Make sure to 🔔 SUBSCRIBE, 👍 LIKE, and 💬 COMMENT below to let us know what you think!