<p>WATCH</p><p>▶️ ⁠⁠<a href="https://youtu.be/_HTm1pCHJG4" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch this episode on YouTube</a>⁠⁠</p><p>***</p><p> </p><p>EPISODE DESCRIPTION</p><p>In this episode, Dean, Deryk, &amp; 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".</p><p> </p><p>Dean, Deryk, &amp; Jason discuss:</p><p><br /></p><p>→ The industry's mindset shifts from 2024 to 2025, highlighting the increase in positivity, particularly among their Agents &amp; Brokers.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ The biggest factors in the 2025 market including interest rates, mortgage renewals, &amp; the rise in alternative lending.</p><p> </p><p>→ How ABW was able to achieve a record year, highlighted by strategic hiring of staff, the growth of internal Agents &amp; Brokers, and also recruiting external top-producing Agents, Brokers, &amp; Bankers.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ The consistent investment in training &amp; education, including creating a compliance department, lender presentations &amp; speed dating, and newsletters like their Tuesday Mortgage Memo.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ Investing millions in continued systems &amp; infrastructure improvements, including AI &amp; the ABW internet, to ensure a stable environment for scaling &amp; continued growth.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ Building networking opportunities for their team by hosting business &amp; flagship events, and connecting deeper with lenders by creating the preferred lender program.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ 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.</p><p><br /></p><p>→ The community events &amp; charity initiatives they support, and why it's important to them to give back.</p><p>***</p><p><br /></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:31 A Different Type of Episode</p><p>1:57 2025 Mindset Shift - Increasing Industry Positivity</p><p>6:05 Biggest Impacts in the 2025 Market</p><p>11:36 ABWs Record Year - Internal &amp; External Growth</p><p>17:16 Investing in Training &amp; Education</p><p>23:21 The Impact of the Podcast &amp; It's Continued Growth</p><p>30:37 Charity Initiatives &amp; Community Events</p><p>34:00 Flagship Events &amp; the Preferred Lender Program</p><p>41:11 Systems &amp; Infrastructure Improvements</p><p>43:52 Wrap-Up</p><p>45:52 Outro</p><p>***</p><p> </p><p>CONNECT WITH THE SHOW</p><p>🎙️ The Mortgage Broker Podcast Podcast: <a href="https://linktr.ee/themortgagebrokerpodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=bf8c6904-a28b-4518-9662-645edb5ce53b" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@abetterwaymortgage⁠</a></p><p>📺 The Mortgage Broker Podcast YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MortgageBrokerPodcastNetwork" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@MortgageBrokerPodcastNetwork⁠</a></p><p>📝 The Mortgage Broker Podcast Blog: <a href="https://www.joinabw.ca/media" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@ABWMedia⁠</a></p><p>***</p><p> </p><p>CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS</p><p>📋 Dean Lawton's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-lawton-07184998/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠@DeanLawton⁠⁠</a></p><p>📋 Deryk Williamson's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deryk-williamson-271697106/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠@DerykWilliamson⁠⁠</a></p><p>📋 Jason Marshall's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmarshallma/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@JasonMarshall⁠</a></p><p>***</p><p> </p><p>CONNECT WITH A BETTER WAY MORTGAGES</p><p>🔗 A Better Way Mortgages Website: <a href="https://www.joinabw.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠www.joinabw.ca⁠</a></p><p>📸 A Better Way Mortgages Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abetterwaymortgages/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@abetterwaymortgages⁠</a></p><p>📋 A Better Way Mortgages LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dominion-lending-centres---a-better-way/?originalSubdomain=ca" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@ABetterWayMortgages⁠</a></p><p>👥 A Better Way Mortgages Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abetterwaymortgages/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@ABetterWayMortgages⁠</a></p><p>📬 A Better Way Mortgages Tuesday Mortgage Memo: <a href="https://www.joinabw.ca/abw-tuesday-mortgage-memo" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@ABWTuesdayMortgageMemo</a></p>