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• OMBA Women's Committee

  • Start
    13 Jul 2026
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  • End
    14 Jun 2027
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The OMBA Women's Committee is coming together to plan the next round of networking events and initiatives focused on supporting and empowering women across Ohio's mortgage industry. This is a working meeting, so come ready to contribute ideas, help shape the direction of the committee, and connect with others who are invested in building a stronger community for women in Ohio lending.

  The committee is open to all OMBA members. If you are not yet a member, now is a great time to join, as membership dues are currently prorated, so you only pay for the months remaining in 2026. Visit ohiomba.org/joinomba to sign up before the meeting.

  Register by clicking the "register" button on our site or directly through the Zoom registration link below.

  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xixohwAJQ8icRuT8RIGTEw

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• Raising the Bar: Women Building the Mortgage Industry

  • Start
    28 Jul 2026
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  • End
    15 Dec 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Our August 25th episode features the inaugural Ohio's Own winners: thirteen women recognized for their exceptional work, leadership, and contributions in making Ohio lending better. 

  Raising the Bar is a conversation series that spotlights women who are shaping the future of the mortgage industry. Hosted by Heidi Belnay, each session features real, open conversations with women who lead, build, and inspire. We talk about their paths, their wins, and the moments that helped them grow. It is a space to celebrate women and learn from the voices moving our industry forward.

  Register through our website or with this Zoom webinar link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EpvVd2qsS0a8QPsl3o9RdA

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• The State of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association (OMBA)

  • Start
    4 Aug 2026
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  • End
    1 Dec 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Event

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  OMBA President Dawn Carpenter & Executive Director Rich Swerbinsky provide an overview of the current and exciting future state of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association.

  Register by clicking the "register" button on our site or directly through the Zoom registration link below.

  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E_3yzI3WQp2_WX8xxQfM0g

  
  

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• From the Statehouse to Your House

  • Start
    20 Aug 2026
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  • End
    15 Dec 2026
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for OMBA’s advocacy update, From the Statehouse to Your House, where we bring legislative insights straight to you.

  In this interactive 30-minute session, OMBA Executive Director Rich Swerbinsky will sit down with OMBA’s lobbyists to talk through the latest policy and regulatory developments impacting Ohio’s mortgage industry. We’ll cover:

  - Key legislative and regulatory issues in motion at the Statehouse

  - How OMBA is actively advocating for our members and their customers

  - What lenders, servicers, and vendors should be watching for next

  - Live Q&A: your chance to ask questions and get answers directly

  This is your opportunity to stay ahead of the curve, understand the policy landscape, and engage directly in the advocacy work that protects and strengthens our industry.

  Register by clicking the "register" button on our site or directly through the Zoom registration link below.

  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hiDtoHf5Qu63sMdyu-doJw

  
  

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• Invisible or In-Demand: The 2026 AI Growth System for Ohio Mortgage Professionals

  • Start
    20 Aug 2026
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  • End
    5 Nov 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions

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  A Three-Part Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association Webinar Series

  Borrowers Are Deciding Who to Trust Before They Ever Contact You

  They are asking AI mortgage questions, checking Google profiles, reviewing LinkedIn activity, watching videos, reading reviews, and comparing professionals they have never met.

  By the time they call, click, or request a referral, much of the decision has already been made.

  The question is no longer whether you have a website, LinkedIn profile, or access to AI tools.

  The question is:

  When borrowers and referral partners search, ask, compare, and verify—do you show up as the obvious expert?

  Invisible or In-Demand is a practical three-part webinar series designed specifically for Ohio mortgage professionals who want to remain visible, credible, and competitive as AI changes how consumers find information and choose whom to trust.

  This is not another generic AI presentation.

  It is not a collection of social media tricks.

  And it is not a tour of tools you will forget a week later.

  This series gives Ohio MBA members a working growth system for three outcomes that directly affect production:

  Get Found

  Learn how to strengthen your visibility across AI search, Google, local search, your website, and your Google Business Profile.

  Build Trust

  Use LinkedIn, YouTube, video, reviews, and educational content to establish credibility before the first conversation.

  Create Demand

  Turn your mortgage expertise into a repeatable AI-assisted content system that supports borrower engagement, referral relationships, and business development.

  Borrowers increasingly experience websites, social media, reviews, Google profiles, video, and search results as one connected digital impression—not as separate channels. 

  By the end of the series, participants will have the foundation for a personalized mortgage authority system built around their market, audience, expertise, and business goals.

  This Is Not AI 101

  Participants will not spend three hours watching someone demonstrate novelty prompts.

  They will learn how to:

  • Identify the mortgage questions they should become known for answering 
  • Improve their visibility in the Ohio markets they serve 
  • Create content AI platforms and people can understand 
  • Strengthen their LinkedIn and video authority 
  • Build local mortgage answer pages 
  • Create stronger prompts that avoid generic content 
  • Design a custom mortgage marketing GPT 
  • Turn one expert idea into a complete multichannel campaign 
  • Use AI without sacrificing accuracy, originality, trust, or compliance 

  Who Should Attend

  This series is designed for:

  • Mortgage loan officers 
  • Branch and regional leaders 
  • Mortgage company executives 
  • Sales and marketing professionals 
  • Business development leaders 
  • Mortgage technology and service providers 
  • Anyone responsible for visibility, referrals, recruiting, brand authority, or growth 

  Series-Level Learning Objectives

  After completing the three-part series, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain how AI-powered search is changing mortgage discovery and consumer decision-making. 
  2. Evaluate whether their current digital presence makes them easy to find, understand, and trust. 
  3. Define a local Ohio market, priority audience, and authority position. 
  4. Create answer-first mortgage content for websites, Google profiles, social media, email, and video. 
  5. Improve their LinkedIn and YouTube strategies around credibility rather than vanity metrics. 
  6. Build structured AI prompts that produce more useful, relevant, and brand-consistent content. 
  7. Develop a custom GPT framework based on approved expertise, audiences, boundaries, and messaging. 
  8. Build a 30-day authority campaign that connects content creation to business development. 

  Stop Competing Only on Rate, Product, and Availability

  Build a digital presence that makes borrowers and referral partners recognize your value before the first conversation.

  Register for the complete three-part series and build your 2026 AI Growth System by clicking the register button on this page.

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• The Playbook for Growth on LinkedIn

  • Start
    25 Aug 2026
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  • End
    17 Nov 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual Event

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  Rich Swerbinsky, Executive Director, OMBA (30,000+ LinkedIn followers) leads a fast-paced, tactical session showing exactly how to turn your LinkedIn into a pipeline for growth.

  Rich will walk through the simple systems he uses to grow his audience, publish high-signal content, and convert engagement into booked meetings.

  Expect live examples, clear scripts, and a repeatable weekly routine you can run the same day.

  Who should attend? Executives, sales leaders, producers, business development, founders, and recruiters who want a practical playbook to build brand and create revenue from LinkedIn.

  Register by clicking the "register" button on our site or directly through the Zoom registration link below.

  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_feG5o2mtSs6xCeRxcm7_Tg

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• Tick-Tock... UAD 3.6 Is Here. Are You Ready?

  • When
    22 Oct 2026
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    2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Tick-Tock... UAD 3.6 Is Here. Are You Ready?

  Thursday, October 22, 2026

  UAD 3.6 is the biggest overhaul to the appraisal process since 2005, and it becomes mandatory starting November 2nd. That gives you eleven days between this webinar and its activation to prepare.

  Join Jimmy Morris (Mosaic Valuation), Teresa Rose (Western Ohio Mortgage), Joe Palumbo (Worth Valuation Services), and Marianne Collins (Diehl Mortgage Training and Compliance) for a practical breakdown of what is changing, how it affects your operations, and what you need to do before the deadline hits. The session closes with a live Q&A panel, so come ready with any questions you want answered.

  If UAD 3.6 is on your radar, this is the (virtual) room to be in.

  Register by clicking the "Register" button to the left or directly through this Zoom link: Register via Zoom

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• Lending Leaders - Voices of the Industry

  • When
    29 Oct 2026
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    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Hosted by OMBA Executive Director Rich Swerbinsky, Lending Leaders: Voices of the Industry is a monthly conversation with some of the most prominent and forward-thinking leaders in mortgage lending.

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• Lending Leaders - Voices of the Industry

  • When
    19 Nov 2026
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    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Hosted by OMBA Executive Director Rich Swerbinsky, Lending Leaders: Voices of the Industry is a monthly conversation with some of the most prominent and forward-thinking leaders in mortgage lending.

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• Home for the Holidays, Presented by OMBA

  • Start
    7 Dec 2026
  • End
    8 Dec 2026
  • Location
    Columbus, OH

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  HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PRESENTED BY OMBA

  December 7-8, 2026 at the Ohioan in Columbus, OH

  Home for the Holidays, presented by OMBA, is Ohio's newest signature mortgage event: two days of the industry's biggest voices, real 2027 business planning, and the most gloriously over-the-top holiday party the mortgage industry has ever thrown.

  It starts with a Sunday night arrival reception and follows up with two days of high-value programming, the biggest keynote lineup we’ve ever put on a stage, and networking opportunities wrapped in a fully decked-out holiday experience that makes this unlike any conference you have attended before.

  Two days of high-value programming, industry-leading speakers, and networking, wrapped in a fully decked-out holiday experience that makes this unlike any conference you have attended before.

  This is the encore to the biggest conference in OMBA history. Think value-packed general sessions and breakouts by day, and an all-out holiday celebration by night. Great food, great company, and the kind of energy that only comes from getting Ohio's mortgage community together at the most wonderful time of the year.

  Registration Pricing:

  • The Whole Huge Thing (Member): $695

  • The Whole Huge Thing (Non-Member): $995

  • Just The Party (Member): $295

  • Just The Party (Non-Member): $495

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• Home for the Holidays Sponsorships

  • Start
    7 Dec 2026
  • End
    8 Dec 2026
  • Location
    Columbus, OH

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  Sponsorships for Home for the Holidays, Presented by OMBA

  Every package includes recognition on shared event signage (packages $3,500+ get individual logo placement), the event website, a welcome announcement to our full audience, and complimentary registrations as shown. 

  

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• Lending Leaders - Voices of the Industry

  • When
    17 Dec 2026
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    2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Hosted by OMBA Executive Director Rich Swerbinsky, Lending Leaders: Voices of the Industry is a monthly conversation with some of the most prominent and forward-thinking leaders in mortgage lending.

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• Northeast Ohio MBA Membership

  • When
    1 Jan 2027

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  Northeast Ohio MBA — 2027 Membership

  The Northeast Ohio MBA is the newest chapter of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association, founded in August 2026 to connect lenders, servicers, vendors, and industry partners across the NEO region under a shared mission: advocacy, education, and community.

  As a founding-era member, you help shape what this chapter becomes. The programming, the events, the relationships — all of it starts with the people who get in early.

  NEO MBA membership gives you access to regional events and programming built specifically for Northeast Ohio's mortgage market, plus the full statewide network of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association. One membership. Two networks.

  2027 Membership Options

  Select the tier that fits your situation at registration:

  • Realtor Member — $65 Annually | For realtors who are members of a realtor association. Realtor members are a separate membership category and are not included in the Partner percentage limitation.

  • Individual Banker Member — $75 Annually | One professional. Full chapter access, regional events, and connection to the OMBA statewide network.

  • Corporate Supporter — $500 Annually | Including up to 10 individual members; additional members $65 each.

  • Partner — $500 Annually | Partners are service providers to the mortgage-lending industry. An additional $75 individual membership is required for voting membership and eligibility to serve on the board or a committee.

  Questions? Contact rich@ohiomba.org

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