Credit Conversations That Close Deals
About this Event
The 2026 Credit Update Every REALTOR® Needs
Hosted by:
Nakia Evans, REALTOR® & Designated Broker, HomeSmart DMV
Special Guest Co-Host:
Brian Washington, LoanDepot
Sales Manager | AVP – Community Lending
Guest Speaker:
Juan Pablo “JP” Bergas, UQUAL
Regional Director of Diversity and Community Relations
📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
🕛 11:40 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 HomeSmart
501 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 105
Towson, MD
FREE PARKING is available in the Visitor parking garage.
Refreshments will be served.
Event Schedule
11:40 AM – Check-In, Icebreaker & Networking
12:00 PM – Educational Presentation
1:00 PM – Live Q&A, Networking & Resource Exchange
The Credit Landscape Is Changing—Are You Ready?
Today’s buyers have more questions than ever about credit, financing, and qualifying for a mortgage.
As a REALTOR®, understanding the latest credit and lending changes can help you better educate your clients, strengthen your lender partnerships, identify potential financing challenges earlier, and ultimately help more buyers make it to the closing table.
Join us for an engaging and informative Lunch & Learn designed specifically for real estate professionals who want to stay ahead of the latest credit, mortgage, and lending trends impacting buyers in 2026.
What We’ll Cover
✔ Medical collection changes at the credit bureau level
✔ New credit scoring algorithms and what they mean for homebuyers
✔ The recent TransUnion data breach and protecting client information
✔ How Buy Now, Pay Later accounts can impact mortgage approvals
✔ Trigger Lead legislation updates
✔ Why Credit Karma scores may differ from mortgage credit scores
✔ Student loan late payments and their impact on financing
✔ Credit do’s and don’ts every real estate professional should know
✔ Loan incubation strategies, including transitioning FHA buyers toward Conventional financing
✔ Ready-to-use social media content and credit education resources for your clients
Plus, You’ll Receive
• Live lender insights from LoanDepot
• Credit education strategies from UQUAL
• Practical information you can immediately share with buyers
• Interactive Q&A with industry professionals
• Networking with fellow REALTORS®, lenders, and real estate professionals
• Valuable resources to help you educate, nurture, and prepare future homeowners
Whether you work with first-time buyers, move-up buyers, investors, or clients who need additional time to become mortgage-ready, this session will provide current information and actionable strategies to help you confidently guide more clients toward homeownership.
Come ready to learn, connect, ask questions, and leave with information you can put to work immediately.
🎟️ Space is limited. Reserve your seat today!
We can’t wait to see you in Towson!
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