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🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Episode 572
Welcome to Loan Officer Freedom, the #1 podcast in the country for loan officers, hosted by Carl White.
In this episode, Carl dives deep into the real reasons loan officers are feeling exhausted and scattered in today’s market. He breaks down the silent signs of burnout that many LOs are battling—like phone avoidance, fake work, and the feeling of being on an island. Carl shares the powerful 3-part fix that’s helped thousands of loan officers bounce back: daily structure, real support, and being part of a winning community. You’ll hear how small changes, like joining the Call Stars group or plugging into the Alliance, can bring back clarity, energy, and profitability.
If you've been feeling stuck or off your game lately, this episode is your lifeline back to enjoying the business and making serious money again.
Feeling burned out? Get your spark back at GetMoreLoans.com.
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| 0:00.0 | All right. |
| 0:07.0 | Burnout is real, but it's fixable. |
| 0:12.0 | But it's fixable. |
| 0:13.0 | So what I'm going to talk about here a little bit today is something I've been seeing a fair amount of. |
| 0:18.0 | And we're going to talk about how loan officers can stay sane, sharp, |
| 0:23.9 | and successful, even in a tough market. So, hey, look, if you've been feeling tired, |
| 0:30.0 | scattered, maybe a little unmotivated lately, just know it's not just you, right? The market's |
| 0:36.2 | tough and the burnout is real, right? But the good |
| 0:39.9 | news is there's a way out. So let's talk a little bit about why loan officers are burning out. |
| 0:45.5 | And then we'll talk about how do we fix it? So I talk with, I had the pleasure, the honor of |
| 0:51.4 | talking with loan officers every single day. Well, Monday through Thursday, right? |
| 0:55.3 | Because that's my work schedule. |
| 0:56.8 | And there's one thing that I keep hearing, even from the ones that's been in business a long time, I'm exhausted, right? |
| 1:04.0 | I'm exhausted, Carl. |
| 1:05.4 | And they don't always mean physically tired, even though some of them are. |
| 1:09.3 | What they're really talking about is just emotionally, mentally, like, fried, right? |
| 1:15.2 | Emotionally drained. |
| 1:17.1 | And burnout is becoming a really big problem in their industry today. |
| 1:21.7 | And it's not just the new folks that are feeling it. |
| 1:24.5 | Some of the top producers are quietly and sometimes not so quietly |
| 1:28.2 | struggling with this too. But it's because this market, it's been tough for a while now. |
| 1:34.4 | Right. And who can blame them? So number one, there's a lot of uncertainty in the market right now, |
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