FinTech Fridays: AI Meets Mortgage with Michael Vandi, Founder of Addy AI
🎙 Episode Overview
In this episode of FinTech Fridays, host Brian Vieaux sits down with Michael Vandi, Founder of Addy AI, to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming the mortgage industry.
Michael shares his journey from Freetown, Sierra Leone to Carnegie Mellon, his time at AWS & NASA, and how a side project led him to create an AI-powered loan processing platform.
💡 Key Topics Discussed:
✅ Michael’s background – From coding as a teen to working on NASA’s space informatics project
✅ The accidental entry into mortgage AI – How Addy AI started as an email automation tool and evolved into an AI loan processor
✅ AI in mortgage processing – How Addy AI automates document collection, underwriting insights, and borrower communication
✅ The power of AI agents – From verifying income calculations in minutes to AI-powered borrower outreach
✅ Industry impact – The growing role of AI in reducing loan origination costs and improving the borrower experience
✅ FinLocker + Addy AI? – Exploring synergies between mortgage readiness tools and AI-powered loan processing
✅ The future of AI in mortgage –
What’s next for innovation in lending technology
🚀 Why You Should Listen:
🔹 If you're in mortgage lending and wondering how AI can cut processing times from hours to minutes
🔹 If you want to understand how AI-powered borrower engagement can drive efficiency
🔹 If you're curious about the intersection of AI, automation, and mortgage tech innovation
📲 Follow Michael & Addy AI:
🔗 Addy AI Website: https://addy.so/
🔗 Michael Vandi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-vandi/
📲 Follow Brian & FinTech Fridays:
🔗 Brian Vieaux on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianvieaux/
🔗 FinTech Fridays Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/fintech-fridays-podcast/?viewAsMember=true
