Mortgage document intake
Explore how AI could organize a sample package, identify missing documents and prepare a review queue.
Evaluate completeness and rework.AI education for lending executivesOrlando, November 10Philadelphia, November 17
Bring a lending
workflow.Build what
comes next.
A hands-on AI workshop for lending and mortgage executives. Build a prototype with expert coaching, explore mortgage automation, and leave with a plan to evaluate it in your business.
The formatOne working dayLearn. Build. Demo. Plan.
The room12–15 senior peersFour coached tables
The 2026 LabsOrlando, November 10Philadelphia, November 17Choose your workshop ↗
Your seat$1,795 USDOrlando seat · Philadelphia fee to be announced.
Payment after acceptance.
Payment after acceptance.
The AI Lending Lab is a one-day, in-person workshop for senior lending and mortgage leaders, convened by The Variable. Join Reuven Gorsht and Chris Grimes in Orlando on November 10 or Philadelphia on November 17, 2026.
AI in mortgage lending
Start with the work
you know best.
Choose a problem you can explain and an output you can evaluate. These are example learning scenarios; the cohort helps shape the table assignments.
Underwriting support
Work through policy questions or exception summaries using sample cases, with a person reviewing the evidence.
Evaluate accuracy and traceability.Lending operations
Prototype a reporting, routing or training workflow that gives your team a more useful first draft.
Evaluate handling time and usefulness.See the work. Feel the room.
A room full of peers.
A day that moves you.
You own the decisions. Here, you get time to work through them: a workflow on the table, a coach beside you, and other lending leaders figuring things out alongside you.
Scenes from a previous LabWatch the people doing the work ↗
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Knowing others were in the same boat, and how easy it was to create solutions.SVP, Underwriting / Participant feedback
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How simple it was to get a very polished product as a first draft: something that would take us weeks and months of alignment with stakeholders.Head of Residential Lending / Participant feedback
The day, in practice
Less watching.
More working it out.
See what is possible.
Explore practical lending applications and a way to assess where AI could make a difference in your operation.
Work on a real problem.
Bring a workflow you know. Work at a coached table on a shared challenge, using sample data to build and test a prototype.
Put the build to the test.
Show what runs. Discuss where it helps, where it fails, and where human judgment stays essential.
Make a plan for Monday.
Map the next 30, 60 and 90 days: the metric to evaluate, the people to involve, and the checks needed before live use.
What travels home with you
A working prototype. Your prompts and build steps.
A clearer next decision. A 30 / 60 / 90 plan.
People who build businesses
Your guides
have built things, too.
Experience across real estate closings, mortgage technology and AI. Practical perspectives on what it takes to move an idea into everyday work.
Reuven Gorsht
Co-founder and CEO of Deeded, a Canadian digital real estate closing platform. Previously co-founded MoveSnap and held senior roles at SAP. His work focuses on how leaders apply AI, evaluate its output, and help their teams put it to use.
Chris Grimes
CEO and co-founder of FundMore.ai, building AI-powered underwriting technology. Brings experience across mortgage origination, brokerage and lending technology to the practical questions of building with AI.
“The thing I took away is that I was just overcomplicating it.”COO / Participant feedback excerpt
Before you take a seat
The practical
part.
For senior lending leaders who own a workflow and have the authority to help change it. One seat per company.
OrlandoNovember 10, 2026
PhiladelphiaNovember 17, 2026
Investment$1,795 USD · Orlando
Philadelphia fee to be announced
Philadelphia fee to be announced
Cohort12–15 leaders · Four tables
Do I need to know how to code?
You do not need coding experience. Coaches support the build while you bring the context and judgment about your workflow.
What should I bring?
A laptop and a workflow you understand. Plan to work with sample data; do not bring borrower files or confidential company information.
Is the prototype ready for production?
The Lab is a learning and prototyping environment. Your team will need to evaluate security, reliability, integration and appropriate controls before using a build in live operations.
Who will be in the room?
The cohort is curated around senior lending leaders and shared workflow interests. Ask us about the expected peer mix and any partner participation before applying.
When do I pay?
Apply first. We review your role and workflow before inviting you to book a seat. Venue, hours, inclusions and cancellation terms will be provided before payment opens.
A useful place to begin
Better questions.
More informed decisions.
AI and mortgage automation: where to start
Compare document intake, underwriting support and operational reporting as learning scenarios.
How to choose AI training for lending executives
What to look for in a workshop, who should attend, and what a useful day should produce.
From an AI prototype to a lending pilot
A practical decision checklist for the work that comes after a successful demonstration.
Orlando, November 10
Philadelphia, November 17
Put the learning
to work.
Bring a lending workflow. Build with expert coaching and senior peers. Leave with a prototype and a plan.