1 00:00:00.355 --> 00:00:03.045 Welcome to the 2025 D Bank Connect in Miami. 2 00:00:03.465 --> 00:00:05.525 I'm now joined by Dogen Witherspoon 3 00:00:05.555 --> 00:00:07.605 with Region and Associates. How's it going? 4 00:00:07.835 --> 00:00:09.165 It's great. It's great. Good show. 5 00:00:09.485 --> 00:00:10.925 I love Miami obviously, 6 00:00:10.985 --> 00:00:12.605 but uh, getting to meet some guys that I 7 00:00:13.505 --> 00:00:15.925 are already clients, so get to good, put a face to a name 8 00:00:15.945 --> 00:00:17.165 so it's good to meet them 9 00:00:17.385 --> 00:00:18.925 and kind of build a better relationship. 10 00:00:19.315 --> 00:00:21.165 They help us but in get in touch 11 00:00:21.165 --> 00:00:22.245 with some other funders, so 12 00:00:22.245 --> 00:00:23.405 it's, it's good. It's a good show. 13 00:00:23.635 --> 00:00:25.885 It's nice when you can actually be in person with people. 14 00:00:26.035 --> 00:00:27.325 Yeah, a hundred percent Get, 15 00:00:27.355 --> 00:00:28.605 make 'em more comfortable with us. 16 00:00:28.745 --> 00:00:31.565 Um, obviously all these guys kind of know each other one way 17 00:00:31.565 --> 00:00:33.445 or another, so I just try to throw my name in that bucket. 18 00:00:34.035 --> 00:00:35.445 What are you looking for out of today? 19 00:00:35.825 --> 00:00:37.485 Uh, mainly just trying to bring on new clients. 20 00:00:37.785 --> 00:00:42.205 Um, any funder that has a guy that defaulted on MCA 21 00:00:42.265 --> 00:00:44.485 or any other kind of loan or whatever is out there. 22 00:00:44.625 --> 00:00:47.085 Um, we're actually based outta Texas, so we do a lot 23 00:00:47.085 --> 00:00:49.285 of work down south that a lot of the other guys can't reach, 24 00:00:49.625 --> 00:00:50.645 so that's our biggest benefit. 25 00:00:50.675 --> 00:00:51.765 Just trying to get our word out 26 00:00:51.765 --> 00:00:53.405 and let everybody know that we're down in the south. 27 00:00:54.395 --> 00:00:57.165 I've been hearing about the changes in administration are 28 00:00:57.325 --> 00:01:00.525 changing a lot of the laws and paperwork that's being done. 29 00:01:00.545 --> 00:01:01.925 So how's that affecting your business? 30 00:01:02.225 --> 00:01:04.045 So actually right now that's a big thing we're keeping an 31 00:01:04.045 --> 00:01:05.525 eye on with the CFPB. 32 00:01:05.665 --> 00:01:08.405 Um, it kind of got shut down actually for a little bit, 33 00:01:08.465 --> 00:01:09.485 so it's been a, it's been 34 00:01:09.645 --> 00:01:10.685 interesting to kind of navigate that. 35 00:01:11.105 --> 00:01:12.285 Um, we're definitely keeping an 36 00:01:12.285 --> 00:01:13.325 eye on it to see what happens. 37 00:01:13.325 --> 00:01:15.565 Obviously all these funders wanna know what's going on 38 00:01:15.565 --> 00:01:18.085 with it 'cause they have a big, big step in the industry. 39 00:01:18.145 --> 00:01:19.685 But, um, it's been good. 40 00:01:19.845 --> 00:01:21.205 I see nothing but good things coming. 41 00:01:21.345 --> 00:01:23.365 I'm talking to a lot of the funders, they're saying 42 00:01:23.365 --> 00:01:24.885 that funding is up, so I mean 43 00:01:24.885 --> 00:01:25.965 that's a good thing for the business. 44 00:01:25.965 --> 00:01:28.605 Obviously they don't like it when the guys default, but 45 00:01:28.725 --> 00:01:29.765 whenever they do we got their backs. 46 00:01:30.195 --> 00:01:32.045 More paperwork is kind of good for you. Yeah, 47 00:01:32.045 --> 00:01:33.045 Exactly. Exactly, 48 00:01:33.045 --> 00:01:36.205 exactly. But it's fun. It's a good time. It's good. 49 00:01:36.505 --> 00:01:37.965 And how do you see the year progressing? 50 00:01:38.265 --> 00:01:40.605 Uh, it should be good. We're actually brought on a couple 51 00:01:40.625 --> 00:01:42.445 new clients just from the last show that we went 52 00:01:42.445 --> 00:01:43.525 to, um, in Vegas. 53 00:01:43.785 --> 00:01:45.605 So that was a good, good event for us. 54 00:01:45.605 --> 00:01:46.685 Brought on some new clients 55 00:01:46.705 --> 00:01:48.005 and now I'm just trying to grow even more. 56 00:01:48.445 --> 00:01:49.605 I think today's the day for it. 57 00:01:49.605 --> 00:01:50.965 Yeah, hopefully. Hopefully. 58 00:01:51.555 --> 00:01:53.245 Well, thank you for spending some time with me 59 00:01:53.385 --> 00:01:54.925 and there's still more to come from Miami.