Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association · Members Only
2027 Future Leaders Program
February 23–24 & March 2–3, 2027 · Virtual + Ohio Statehouse
The most affordable investment you’ll make in your high-upside people all year. National industry leaders as instructors, a full day at the Ohio Statehouse meeting with state legislators, and a graduation ceremony at the 60th OMBA Annual Conference in June.
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⏰ Early Bird Pricing Active Now
Save up to $1,000 on group tickets. Early bird pricing ends December 8, 2026 — the last day of Home for the Holidays.
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OMBA member companies only · Questions? rich@ohiomba.org
Why This Program
The Cheapest Leadership Development You’ll Buy All Year.
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🌟 National Industry Leaders as Instructors
Three days of curriculum taught by the same caliber of names you’d pay thousands to see at a national conference. Market outlook, operations, AI, compliance — from people who are actually running it.
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🏛 A Full Day at the Ohio Statehouse
Wednesday, March 3rd. Your future leaders spend the day in Columbus meeting with state legislators and learning how housing policy actually gets made. You can’t buy this access anywhere else.
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🎉 Graduation at the 60th Annual Conference
Future Leaders graduates walk the stage at the 60th OMBA Annual Conference in June 2027 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown. In front of 400+ Ohio mortgage professionals. It means something.
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📈 Leadership Woven Into Every Session
This isn’t a technical training. Leadership principles are embedded in every day alongside the market, operations, and technology content — built for people who are going to run things.
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🤝 A Cohort of Ohio’s Next Generation
Your people go through the program alongside the next generation of Ohio mortgage leaders from across the state. The relationships they build here last longer than the program does.
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💻 Fully Virtual — No Travel Required
Three virtual days before the Statehouse visit means no hotel, no flights, no days out of the office beyond the day you choose to invest. Accessible for teams of any size.
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The Curriculum
Four Days. One Cohort. Built for What’s Coming.
💻 Virtual Day 1 · Tuesday, February 23 |
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The 2027 Mortgage Market and How Lenders Win In It
Rates, margins, products, growth, and advocacy. A clear-eyed look at what the 2027 market actually looks like and how lenders positioned the right way come out ahead.
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Market & Business Content
Rates and the rate environment · Margin compression and product strategy · Growth levers · Advocacy and government relations
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Leadership Focus
Leading through uncertainty · Managing up effectively · Communicating market realities to your team
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📋 Virtual Day 2 · Wednesday, February 24 |
VIRTUAL |
Operational Excellence and the Life of a Loan
From application to secondary market. How the best operations teams build efficiency, catch problems early, and run a loan file that doesn’t come back to bite them.
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Operations & Compliance Content
Loan lifecycle end-to-end · Secondary market fundamentals · Compliance and regulatory requirements · QC and cost to originate
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Leadership Focus
Accountability culture · Running meetings and teams that actually work · Building operational ownership
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🧠 Virtual Day 3 · Tuesday, March 2 |
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AI, Technology and the Customer Experience
What’s real versus hype, hands-on AI tools, cybersecurity, and the full borrower journey. Built for leaders who need to make smart decisions about technology — not just understand it.
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Technology & CX Content
AI: real vs. hype · Hands-on AI applications · Cybersecurity fundamentals · The full borrower journey · Automation that actually works
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Leadership Focus
Change management · Leading your team through AI adoption · How to position your people alongside automation, not against it
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🏛 Statehouse Day · Wednesday, March 3 |
IN-PERSON · COLUMBUS |
A Full Day at the Ohio Statehouse
The cohort travels to Columbus for a full day meeting with Ohio state legislators, housing policy advocates, and government partners. This is where mortgage professionals become industry voices — understanding how the laws that govern their work actually get made, and building relationships with the people who make them. You can’t buy this access anywhere else in Ohio.
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Pricing
Invest in Your People.
OMBA member companies only. Group ticket packages are built for teams — the more you buy, the more you save. Early bird pricing ends December 8, 2026.
⏰ Early Bird — Now Through December 8, 2026 |
ACTIVE NOW |
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1 Future Leader Ticket |
$350 |
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4 Future Leader Tickets $248.75 EACH
Save $405 vs. buying four single tickets
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$995 |
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10 Future Leader Tickets $225 EACH
Save $1,250 vs. buying ten single tickets
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$2,250 |
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Regular Pricing — December 9, 2026 Onward
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1 Future Leader Ticket | $450 |
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4 Future Leader Tickets $362.50 EACH
Save $350 vs. buying four single tickets
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$1,450 |
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10 Future Leader Tickets $325 EACH
Save $505 vs. buying ten single tickets
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$3,250 |
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OMBA member companies only. This program is exclusively available to organizations that are current OMBA members. Not yet a member? Join OMBA here — membership benefits include access to Future Leaders, all OMBA events, and more.
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Who Should Attend
Built for the People Going Places.
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📈 Rising Loan Officers and Producers
Your volume leader who has never been exposed to how the rest of the business works. The one who could run a branch in two years if someone invested in them now. This is that investment.
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💼 Junior and Mid-Level Operations Staff
Processors, underwriters, closers, and compliance staff who are ready for more. The curriculum gives them the full picture of the business — and the leadership skills to start running parts of it.
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🏛 Early-Career Professionals Ready for Industry Context
Newer team members who are good at their job but don’t yet understand the industry around it. Future Leaders gives them the market, regulatory, and leadership fluency that turns a good employee into a long-term asset.
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👥 Vendor and Partner Company Staff
OMBA member vendors and service providers who want their client-facing people to speak the language of the lenders they serve. Understanding the lifecycle of a loan and the regulatory environment makes them better partners at every conversation.
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February 23–24 & March 2–3, 2027 · Virtual + Ohio Statehouse
Invest in Your High-Upside People.
Three virtual days. One day at the Statehouse. A graduation ceremony at the 60th OMBA Annual Conference. National instructors. A cohort of Ohio’s next generation. Early bird pricing ends December 8th.
Questions? rich@ohiomba.org · OMBA member companies only
