The 2025 Awards Calendar
This year PROGRESS in Lending will continue its rich tradition of recognizing true excellence in mortgage lending. This industry is filled with people and companies dedicated to making the process better, faster and cheaper for all involved. To honor their hard work, we will be offering our 7 prestigious awards and adding an 8th brand new award as follows …
Our other awards all acknowledge the good work that executives are doing, but we think it’s critically important to recognize separately those people that are making a difference that have been in the business 15 years or less. We need new leaders that are not afraid to step forward and blaze a new trail. We need creativity. We need bold new ideas. As such, for the 5th year PROGRESS in Lending is honoring the Next Gen Leaders.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, January 6, 2025 to Friday, January 24, 2025. APPLY FOR THIS AWARD HERE.
Winners will be announced in February 2025.
Sales, marketing and public relations executives are blazing a trail that is determining the biggest winners in financial services. On the sales side, research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that more than 50% of buyers still seek advice from sales, marketing and public relations executives when making a purchase. These executives work tirelessly to ensure their company/client is a true leader, but they themselves don’t always get recognized. That ends today. For the 6th year in a row, PROGRESS in Lending is recognizing the Top Sales, Marketing and Public Relations Executives that are making the biggest impact.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, January 27, 2025 to Friday, February 21, 2025.
Winners will be announced in March 2025.
In today’s hyper-connected world, organizations must constantly evolve to offer quick, convenient, and reliable service. The financial services industry is no exception. The rise of Innovative Fintech is a perfect example of how this new reality is reshaping the way we think. And women are playing a pivotal role. Women are not just influencers, they are leading the way. To celebrate these executives, for the 7th year, PROGRESS in Lending is honoring The Most Powerful Women in Fintech today.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, February 24, 2025 to Friday, March 21, 2025.
Winners will be announced in April 2025.
In the mortgage industry you cannot be successful alone, so we want to recognize those groundbreaking pairings between companies that are advancing mortgage lending. Specifically, PROGRESS in Lending is recognizing the top partnerships, integrations and mergers and acquisitions that have improved our space. To celebrate these achievements, for the 2nd year, PROGRESS in Lending is offering The Connections Award.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, March 24, 2025 to Friday, April 18, 2025.
Winners will be announced in May 2025.
This year we will be introducing a brand new award. In the mortgage industry technology providers are working tirelessly to resolve industry problems for their clients. As a result, we are recognizing new products or updates of existing products that solve a real industry sticking point and improve the mortgage process for the better. Specifically, PROGRESS in Lending is recognizing new solutions and new advances to existing solutions that reshape the mortgage industry and improve the lending process.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, April 21, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 2025.
Winners will be announced in June 2025.
A luminary is defined as “a person who inspires or influences others.” And that type of person is exactly who PROGRESS in Lending is honoring. Right now the market is filled with uncertainty but these true Lending Luminaries are handling and navigating the constantly fluctuating market conditions. These mortgage bankers, lenders, servicers, technology executives, consultants, etc. are helping their companies and this industry thrive. These executives deserve to be recognized for their industry vision and leadership with the 7th Annual 2025 Lending Luminary Award.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, August 4, 2025 to Friday, September 12, 2025.
Winners will be announced in October 2025.
Our existing awards all acknowledge the good work that executives are doing now, but we think it’s time to reward future work and initiatives. We need thought leaders that are not afraid to step forward and share new ideas. The mortgage industry can’t advance without the efforts of these executives. As a result, for the 6th year in a row PROGRESS in Lending is honoring industry thought leaders.
Applications will be accepted from Thursday, October 16, 2025 to Friday, November 14, 2025.
Winners will be announced in December 2025.
The Innovations Award is the Gold Seal when it comes to recognizing true industry innovation. This is the 16th year that PROGRESS in Lending will be offering this award. All applications are scored on a weighted scale. We look for the innovation’s overall industry significance, the originality of the innovation, the positive change the innovation made possible, the intangible efficiencies gained as a result of the innovation, and the hard cost and time savings that the innovation enables industry participants to achieve. These technologies are reshaping mortgage lending.
Applications will be accepted from Thursday, October 16, 2025 to Friday, December 12, 2025.
Winners will be announced January 2026.
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