July 2024
Announcing the 2024 Women of Influence! Read Article…
Meet The Social Stars: 2024’s Most Connected Mortgage Pros. Read Article…
January 2024
Meet The NMP 2024 Industry Titans Read Article…
October 2023
The 2023 Lending Luminary Award Winner. Read Article…
The 2023 Lending Luminary Award Winner. 
2023 HW Vanguard: Laura Brandao Read Article…
2023 HW Vanguard: Laura Brandao August 2023
“The Most Successful Business Leaders to Watch in 2023.” Read Article..
June 2023
7 Expert Insights for Success in the Mortgage Industry: Takeaways from the MBA-NJ Regional Conference (Homebot.ai) Read Article…
7 Expert Insights for Success in the Mortgage Industry: Takeaways from the MBA-NJ Regional Conference (Homebot.ai) March 2023
Challenging Times Call for Daring Women Leader. (Women with Vision magazine) Read Article…
Under One Roof: Multigenerational housing may solve some of today’s challenges.
Under One Roof: Multigenerational housing may solve some of today’s challenges.(Scottsman Guide) Read more…
February 2023
The Virtual Opportunity
(CXO Outlook)
Laura Brandao: An Intellectual Leader Redefining Business Empathetically
Most Influential Woman to watch in 2023 (Enterprise World)
January 2023
2022 Women With Vision Award winner. Read more…
November 2022
Makeover Magic- Sprinkle some fairy dust into your borrowers’ renovation projects.(Scotsman Guide) Read Article…
October 2022
2022 Lending Luminary award winner. Read more…
September 2022
Being the helping hand for Underserved borrowers (Scottsman Guide) Read article…
July 2022
MPA Elite Women in Mortgage 2022 winner. Read Article…
June 2022
Legends of Lending: A look at thee most talented, ambitious and legendary individuals: (NMP Magazine) Read Article (page 16)…
May 2022
Equity Prime Mortgage brings in big name as chief growth officer. Read Article…
Life without regret is something to strive for. So is living life with passion. Read Article…
March 2022
Laura Brandao: Leading with Optimism and Perseverance (Insight Success magazine) Read Article…
February 2022
The Great Leaders: Read More…
Relationships are the key to a long and successful career
Adenna Huggins discusses her experience as a recruiter in the mortgage industry
December 2021
Trailblazers: Salpi Meyer: Achieving business success by making connections and nurturing them. By Laura Brandao (National Mortgage Professional Magazine) Read Article…
MPA 2021 Elite Women in Mortgage Read Article…
November 2021
Housing Industry Icons 2021 (MPA) Read Article…
October 2021
#1 Amazon best seller in 3 categories. Say Yes Everyday! Thrive Thursday Everyone has a Story
Be The Boss You Always Wanted To Be
How Chrissy Brown Of Atlantic Bay Mortgage Balances Life And Work, By Laura Brandao Read Article…
September 2021
Racial equity in the mortgage biz goes beyond “fancy galas”:Panel of experts outlined proactive steps lenders can take before lawmakers force the issue (Housing Wire) Read Article….
The Time to Teach Has Arrived: Resources to develop new mortgage professionals are expanding (Scotsman Guide) Read Article…
August 2021
2021 #Next Powerhouse Award Winner Read More…
July 2021
Woman of influence 2021 (Housing Wire) Read More…
June 2021
Flatten the Curve, Not the Spirit : 2021 Bronze Telly Award winner Read More…
April 2021
The Growing Support for Female Mortgage Executives (HousingWire) Read Article…
Find a Supportive Tribe (ThriveGlobal) Read Article….
March 2021
Social Impact Authors: How & Why Author Laura Brandao Is Helping To Change Our World (Medium.com) Read Article…
Laura Brandao: The Mortgage Industry’s Effervescent Servant Leader (Insight Success) Read more…
February 2021
The Most Influential Businesswomen to follow in 2021 (Business Fame)
Interview With Amazon Best-Selling Author Laura J. Brandao (BookMarketingBuzzBlog) Read More…
January 2021
Say YES to Mentoring (Mortgage Women) Read More…
2021 Most Empowering Business Woman (The Enterprise World) Read More…
December 2020
2020 and the unprecedented purchase market. (MPAMAG) Read More…
November 2020
ROI-NJ Woman of Influence. Read More…
October 2020
Flying High:Women Leaders,2020
“The path of leadership consists of not only seeking new challenges, but also new perspectives.” Read More…
September 2020
Educating Next Gen Operations by Laura Brandao (originator Connect Network) Read More…
July 2020
2020 HW Woman of Influence: Laura Brandao. For more than two decades, Laura Brandao has been assessing the needs of the mortgage industry and responding… Read More…
Generation Z brings the next boom. Millennials might finally be taking the leap into home-ownership, but they may be no match for the buying power of Generation Z… Read More…
AFR’s Brandao Discusses Thriving In The Era Of COVID-19 (National Mortgage Professional) Read More…
AFR’s Laura Brandao Set For Today’s Episode Of Mortgage Leadership Outlook (NMP) Read More…
June 2020
Your Life By Design Yes, you can have a thriving business and the personal life you always wanted. It gives us great pleasure to introduce a new column to be featured regularly in these pages. Penned by the inexorable Laura Brandao, President of AFR Wholesale and one of the founders of the Women’s Mortgage Network (WMN), this inaugural column features the story of a mortgage professional whose concept of success has changed… Read More…
Mortgage Leadership Outlook: Laura Brandao All of the daily changes with the state of the industry can leave you feeling overwhelmed and anxious... Read More…
May 2020
Women’s Mortgage Network – The Story Begins… Read More…
April 2020
Positivity And Progress In The Mortgage Industry: An Interview With Laura Brandao Of AFR (NMP Magazine)… Read More…
March 2020
20 Most Successful Businesswomen To Watch in 2020 (insights Success Magazine)… Read More…
Making Progress in Gender Diversity (National Mortgage Professional) Read More…
August 2019
Laura Brandao is recognized among 50 women on the 9th annual list showcasing leaders who are driving the U.S. housing economy forward. This is her second year appearing on the elite list. (CISION PR Newswire)… Read More…
June 2019
Women Leading the Finance Industry: “We have something that we can bring to the table, and we should own it and share it with other women aspiring to be leaders.” with Laura Brandao and Tyler Gallagher… Read More…
February 2019
Why your authenticity is your true super power (Thrive Global)… Read More…
January 2019
Making the most out of every opportunity (The Female insight zone)… Read More…
November 2018
Women’s Affinity Group kicks off AIME Fuse. (MPA Mortgage Professional America)… Read More…
