PACIFIC NORTHWEST MORTGAGE LENDERS' CONFERENCE ~ 2025

September 7 - 9, 2025 | Grove Hotel - Boise, Idaho

Sunday, September 7th

  • 12:00-4:00pm – Registration/Lobby
  • 1:00-4:00pm – Optional Event-Wine Tasting (advanced registration required)
  • 2:00-4:00pm – Optional Event- Cigar Herf (advanced registration required)
  • 4:00-6:00pm – Welcome Reception and Registration/ Terrace 4th Floor

Want to know more about our speakers? Click the live bio links for each session.

Monday, September 8th

  • 7:30-8:30am – Breakfast / Evergreen Room 2nd Floor
  • 8:30-8:45am – Welcome/ Aspen and Cedar Room/2nd Floor- Opening Remarks: Joe Pattee – IMLA President
  • 8:45- 9:45am – State of the Union: Laura Escobar, MBA Chair
  • 9:45-10:45am – What Is Really Going On In The U.S. Housing Market: Logan Mohtashami, HousingWire
  • 10:45-11:00am – Break
  • 11:00-12:00pm – Around the Mortgage World in 60 Minutes: Rob and Robbie Chrisman, Chrisman Commentary-Daily Mortgage News
  • 12:00-1:00pm – Lunch/ Evergreen Room 2nd Floor
  • 1:00-1:45pm – Mindset Mastery: Shift Lead Succeed- Jody Leadz
  • 1:45-2:30pm – Tech and Cybersecurity: Janet Brown, Banner Bank and Theo Ellis, Friday Harbor
  •  2:30-2:45pm – Break
  • 2:45-4:00pm – Leadership Panel: Aaron Nemec, Synergy One Lending; Danny Garcia-Velez, MGIC;  Brenda Hughes, First Federal Bank;  Carrie Mathiason, Glacier Bancorp
  • 4:00-4:45pm – Government Affairs: Bob Niemi, CMB. WBK and Trent Wright, Columbia Bank
  • 5:30-7:30pm – Dinner on the Basque Block: West Grove Street- across from the hotel. Conference lanyards REQUIRED.

 

Tuesday, September 9th

  • 7:30-8:30am – Breakfast / Evergreen Room 2nd Floor
  • 8:30-8:45am – Welcome/ Aspen and Cedar Room/2nd Floor – Opening Remarks: Joe Pattee – IMLA President
  • 8:45-9:45am – Capital Markets & Coffee: A Fireside Chat with David Battany, Guild
  • 9:45-10:45am – Psychology of Money for Leaders, Kristin Messerli, FirstHome IQ
  • 10:45-11:00am – Break
  • 11:00-12:00am – HFA Session: Chuck Kracht, IHFA; Lisa DeBrock, WSHFC and Scott Shaw, OHCS
  • 12:00-1:00pm – Lunch/ Evergreen Room 2nd Floor
  • 1:00-2:30pm – Becoming Irreplaceable: How to create uncommon loyalty with your clients, team, and VIP’s: Mr. Thank You, John Israel
  • 2:30-2:45pm – Break
  • 2:45-3:45pm – Realtor Panel: Jennifer Stacy, John L Scott;  Denise Ferrari, Boise Premier Real Estate; Joel Hess, Realty ONE
  • 3:45-4:15pm – The Financing Option that No one Knows About: Jim Cory and Shain Urwin, NRMLA
  • 4:15-4:45pm – Generational Lending; Kristin Messerli, FirstHomeIQ
  • 4:45-5:00pm – Wrap up