GENERAL SESSION: Lennar Mortgage’s Tech Success Stories
Gain insight into Lennar’s innovation journey. Hear the story behind their approach to tech investment, including AI, the victories and the bumps along the road.
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Laura Escobar is the 2025 MBA Chair and President of Lennar Mortgage. A 30-year mortgage industry veteran, Escobar has held leadership positions with both bank-owned and independent mortgage companies overseeing all aspects of mortgage banking, including production, operations, compliance, accounting, and training. Her personal ground level experience in every facet of mortgage lending has enabled her to manage and fully integrate all of these departments within Lennar Mortgage. Escobar is highly engaged in the industry, serves on MBA’s Board of Directors, and was co-chair of MBA’s IMB Executive Council from 2020–2022. She is also a director of the MBA Opens Doors Foundation, which she has supported by successfully fundraising for the foundation’s work and leading Lennar in company campaigns. Beyond her industry work, she is also a licensed mental health counselor and devotes much of her time to working with underprivileged women.
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Tom Moreno is the CIO of Lennar Financial Services. He joined Lennar Mortgage in 2005 as CIO and in 2018 transitioned into the CIO role for Lennar Financial Services. Tom is responsible for driving digital innovation and strategy to create a seamless digital transaction platform for the companies Mortgage and Title divisions, which serve its parent company, Lennar, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders.