10/13/2026
I got to sit down with Israel Lopez on the Loan Officer Podcast and this one was packed.
Israel is the sales director at Certain Lending and has helped grow the company from $3M to over $200M in monthly loan volume. On a slow month he personally closes $10M. On a strong month, $30M.
In this episode, youβll learn:
- How Israel built a non-QM business around DSCR, bank statement, fix-and-flip, and construction loans to serve investors and create a steady stream of repeat business.
- How his team uses networking, referrals, paid social, and a structured content strategy to generate opportunities and support a 25-loan-officer operation.
- How they spend around $100K a month in advertising, consistently hit a 4 to 5X ROAS, and use speed-to-lead and AI-powered follow-up to convert more of what comes in.
If you are in the non-QM space or want to be, this episode is for you.
Listen now:
loanofficerpodcast.com/2026/10/03/how-israel-lopez-built-a-200m-month-lending-business-with-non-qm-loans-referrals/
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