The broker network business is as cutthroat as any. Firms trip over themselves to attract producing brokers, and these companies have learned that "exclusives" sell. To date, the biggest exclusives have centred around lenders, like DLC's HSBC deal, M3's National Bank pact, and DLC&

DLCG had its 7th annual State of the Union on Wednesday. Among the highlights, the company revealed a shiny new exclusive A-lending partnership. It also said it's making a full-throttle commitment to AI, a technology that's gone from futuristic to table stakes in record time.

If you run a mortgage company and want to accelerate profitability, you can hire marketing people, buy media exposure, retain consultants, or you can take matters into your own hands. That’s precisely what DLCG CEO Gary Mauris is about to do. Rather than outsourcing coaching, the high-octane head of