Most best mortgage podcast lists are graveyards. They recommend shows that stopped publishing years ago, because nobody pulled up the feed before writing the page.

We checked. Every show below was still releasing episodes in July 2026. Several shows that appear on other lists did not make it, and we named them at the bottom.

One more thing nobody discloses: almost every host in this category sells something. Coaching, events, a training program, a lender consulting practice. That is not a reason to skip them. It is a reason to know it before you take the advice.

The 8 best mortgage podcasts at a glance

Show Host Cadence Length Best for Who pays the host
Mortgage Marketing Radio Geoff Zimpfer Weekly 30 to 45 min Agent referral systems Sells LO training and coaching
Mortgage Marketing Expert Phil Treadwell Biweekly ~42 min Personal brand and positioning Mortgage executive, sells coaching
Lykken on Lending David Lykken Weekly, Monday 60 min Legislative and market intel Runs a lender consulting firm
Power House HousingWire Weekly, Thursday ~36 min Executive and industry strategy Trade publisher, some episodes sponsored
The Loan Officer Podcast Dustin Owen Weekly 30 to 45 min Career fundamentals Sells events and coaching
Loan Officer Leadership Steve Kyles Weekly ~15 min One tactical fix at a time Mortgage Marketing Animals
Loan Officer Freedom Carl White Weekly 20 to 30 min Top producer habits Founded Mortgage Marketing Animals
Loan Officer Team Training Irene Duford Weekly ~39 min Hiring and running an LOA Powered by Mortgage Marketing Animals

Read that last column again. Three of the eight come out of the same coaching company. Pick one of the three, not all three. You will hear one playbook delivered three ways and mistake repetition for consensus.

How we picked the best mortgage podcasts

Shape audited each feed against four things before writing a word about it.

  • Still publishing. We pulled the feed and checked the most recent episode date. Dormant shows were cut, no matter how good the back catalog is.
  • Mortgage-specific. General sales podcasts with a mortgage guest twice a year did not qualify. The show has to understand rate locks, referral partners, and how origination actually pays.
  • Run by someone in the business. Operators and industry press only. No content marketers narrating a blog post.
  • Disclosed conflicts. We listed what each host sells. You can weigh the advice yourself.

1. Mortgage Marketing Radio

Best for: loan officers who want a repeatable system for agent referrals.

Geoff Zimpfer has run this show for more than 400 episodes. It is still the most consistent weekly listen in the category. The focus is narrow and useful. You get how top producers earn realtor business without begging for coffee meetings.

Recent episodes lean hard on turning MLS data into content agents will actually post. Zimpfer runs the Mortgage Marketing Institute and sells training, so the show funnels toward his programs. The tactics are specific enough that the funnel is worth tolerating.

Where to start: any episode breaking down a single agent-referral system end to end.

What Zimpfer teaches is a partner-acquisition motion, not a lead-gen motion. Building that side from scratch takes a sequence. Our realtor referral guide covers the outreach and the etiquette that goes with it.

2. Mortgage Marketing Expert

Best for: originators building a personal brand that outlasts their current employer.

Phil Treadwell has run MME since 2018 on a biweekly schedule, averaging around 42 minutes. He is a working mortgage executive, not a full-time podcaster. It shows in the questions he asks.

The show sits inside Industry Syndicate, a network of mortgage and real estate shows. Treadwell is better than most at pushing guests past the highlight reel. Recurring themes are branding, mindset, technology adoption, and market share. It carries a 4.8 Apple rating, which is high for a show this niche.

Where to start: a branding episode. That is the strongest lane.

3. Lykken on Lending

Best for: anyone who needs to know what changed in Washington this week.

This is the only show here that reliably covers legislation and compliance. That alone earns it a slot. David Lykken runs a 60-minute Monday program built from recurring segments. You get an MBA update, a macro read, an originations update, a legislative update, and a tech update. A longer discussion follows.

Lykken has four decades in the industry and runs a lender consulting practice. The show is aimed higher than the individual LO. That is exactly why it is useful. You hear what your branch manager and your CEO are worried about before they bring it to you.

Where to start: the legislative segment of the most recent episode. Skip the rest if you are short on time.

4. Power House

Best for: understanding the business decisions being made above you.

HousingWire’s Power House runs Thursdays at around 36 minutes, with over 400 episodes going back to 2018. It launched as Housing News and relaunched under the Power House name in 2024. Clayton Collins, Diego Sanchez, and now Zeb Lowe have all held the chair.

The guests are CEOs and presidents of lenders, LOS providers, and servicers. Recent episodes have covered workflow governance and AI’s effect on the LO role. Others dig into how large lenders price a flat market.

Be aware that a meaningful share of episodes are labeled sponsored. Those are vendor conversations. They are still informative. Treat them as what they are.

Where to start: any non-sponsored episode with a lender CEO.

5. The Loan Officer Podcast

Best for: new and mid-career originators who want the fundamentals said plainly.

Dustin Owen has more than 20 years in origination. TLOP is the most career-oriented show in the category. It is less about this quarter’s tactic and more about building something that survives three rate cycles. Owen covers client conversations, decision-making, and what to do when production drops.

The show runs its own live event, so expect promotion. Listeners frequently report the episodes stay useful as they advance. That is rare for a show pitched at beginners.

Where to start: an episode on rate objection handling or first-call structure.

The habits Owen keeps returning to separate consistent producers from streaky ones. We broke down the operational version in a piece on loan officer success habits.

6. Loan Officer Leadership

Best for: fixing one specific problem on a 15-minute drive.

Steve Kyles keeps episodes to roughly 15 minutes. Each one addresses a single problem. Database follow-up, weekly structure, referral conversations, pipeline math. There is no meandering guest interview.

Kyles is a producing loan officer and a longtime leader at Mortgage Marketing Animals. The show runs on his Predictable Income framework. That is a real system and also a pitch for his coaching. The short format is the selling point. You can fit four episodes into a commute.

Where to start: a database-to-dollars episode.

7. Loan Officer Freedom

Best for: hearing how top producers structure their week.

Carl White founded Mortgage Marketing Animals and this is the flagship show of that ecosystem. The format is conversational. A top-producing LO usually breaks down how they got there. Episodes run 20 to 30 minutes.

White’s angle is time and team, not just marketing. Much of the content is about what to stop doing. If you already listen to Kyles or Duford, skip this one. The overlap is heavy by design.

Where to start: an episode featuring a producer at your current volume, not one at ten times your volume.

8. Loan Officer Team Training

Best for: the moment you hire your first assistant.

Irene Duford has nearly three decades in the business. This show fills a gap the others leave open. Nobody else covers hiring, training, and retaining loan officer assistants in any depth. Episodes run around 39 minutes weekly and carry a 4.7 Apple rating.

The show is powered by Mortgage Marketing Animals. Duford’s guests skew toward branch managers and team leads rather than solo originators. If you are still a one-person shop, save this one for later.

Where to start: an episode on what to delegate first.

Shows other lists still recommend that you should not chase

Roundups in this category get copied rather than researched. These keep showing up.

  • Housing News. It no longer exists under that name. It became Power House in 2024 and the host changed. If a list still says “Housing News with Clayton Collins,” that list has not been touched in years.
  • Mortgage X Podcast. Christine Beckwith and Jason Frazier ran a genuinely good show. It has not published new episodes in years. Both hosts are active in the industry and Frazier has moved on to other projects. The back catalog is still worth mining. Do not expect anything new.
  • Art of Mortgage Marketing. Doren Aldana’s show still appears on directory lists. Publishing has been irregular for a while. Check the feed date before you subscribe.
  • Anything dated 2020. Several shows in this category launched during the refi boom and went quiet when volume dried up. If a roundup recommends a show and links to a 2020 episode as the highlight, that is your answer.

How to actually fit these into a week

Pick two shows, not eight. This is the mistake most originators make.

A working loan officer has maybe three hours of listening time a week. Most of it is driving. Eight subscriptions produce a backlog. A backlog produces guilt. Guilt produces an unsubscribe. Two shows produce a habit.

Here is the split that works:

  • One tactical show. Something you can act on this week. Kyles or Zimpfer.
  • One intelligence show. Something that tells you what is changing. Lykken or Power House.

If you are new, swap the intelligence show for Dustin Owen until you have twelve months under you. If you just hired an assistant, swap in Duford for a quarter and rotate back out.

What to do with what you hear

A tactic you do not write down is a tactic you did not learn.

Originators who get value out of podcasts have a capture habit. They pull over, dictate one note, and turn it into a task. The ones who do not remember the episode was good and remember nothing else.

Shape customers most often drop the play straight into a campaign step or a task template. The idea lands in the workflow, not a notes app nobody opens. The mechanism matters less than the discipline. What matters is that the idea leaves your head within an hour.

Most of what you hear on these shows falls into two buckets. The first is a marketing play. Marketing ideas that work for LOs covers the ones worth the effort in a purchase market.

The second is a tooling recommendation, usually AI, usually oversold. Do not buy anything on a host’s enthusiasm alone. Check it against the AI tools we recommend for LOs first. Most of it duplicates something your CRM already does.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best mortgage podcast for a new loan officer?+

The Loan Officer Podcast with Dustin Owen is the best starting point for a new loan officer. It covers career fundamentals and client conversations rather than advanced marketing systems. Listeners report it stays relevant as production grows. Pair it with one tactical show after your first ten loans.

How many mortgage podcasts should a loan officer follow?+

Two. One tactical show you can act on this week. One intelligence show that tracks what is changing in the market and in regulation. Following more than two produces a backlog that most originators abandon within a month.

Do any mortgage podcasts cover compliance and regulation?+

Lykken on Lending is the only show on this list with a standing legislative segment. It runs a weekly update covering regulatory and legislative developments. Market and technology segments run alongside it. Power House covers regulation occasionally through executive interviews, but not on a schedule.

Are mortgage podcasts worth the time for an experienced originator?+

Yes, if you pick for intelligence rather than motivation. Experienced originators get the most value from market, legislative, and executive-level shows. Those surface changes before they reach the branch. Coaching and mindset shows have sharply diminishing returns after your first few years.