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The Lending Brief Podcast (brought to you by the Center for USA Lending and sponsored by Allocore) shares stories of innovation, challenge, and impact among federal lending programs. Each episode features a lively interview with key figures on the cutting edge of the field, including current and former government leaders, industry experts, and other thought leaders working to modernize federal credit programs.
Through these conversations, the Lending Brief explores how agencies manage risk, scale operations, adopt new technologies, and deliver better outcomes for borrowers and taxpayers, translating complex policy and operational issues into practical insights for anyone working in or around federal lending. It's the podcast on federal credit programs you never knew you needed.
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From Paper to Portal: How USDA Rural Development Is Leapfrogging Federal Lending Modernization
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Do Federal Credit Programs Actually Work? The Case for Mission-Driven Performance Data
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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The Golden Age of Federal Credit: How to Build a Loan Program Right
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Building the Infrastructure for Federal Lending Reform: A Center for USA Lending Update
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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From OMB to the Ground: Connecting Federal Credit to Workforce and Economic Development
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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How Federal Credit Modeling Has Grown Up
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Lender of Last Opportunity: Federal Credit, Nuclear Energy, and the Infrastructure Gap
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Envy of the World: US Housing Finance in a Global Context
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May 27, 2026 |
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The $1.6 Trillion Rollercoaster: Inside the Federal Student Loan Portfolio
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May 13, 2026 |
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Inside FHA and the Future of Housing Finance with Jeffrey Little
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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$1.7 Trillion in Student Loans, Who's Going to Manage Them?
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Bill Webner on Why Federal Lending Needs a Single, Modern Platform (Repost)
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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From Field Offices to $220B: Inside USDA’s Lending Empire
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Crisis Lending at Scale: An Inside look at the SBA's Pandemic Response
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The Real Bank of America: Doug Criscitello on the Past, Present, and Future of Federal Lending
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Feb 18, 2026 |