Episodes

  • S1 E11: TransUnion
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Maitri Johnson, SVP Tenant and Employment Background Screening at Transunion and Dom discuss:

    • How changes in patterns of fraud have followed the long-term evolution of self-serve leasing in multifamily, and how the pandemic was the accelerator rather than the cause of the trends in fraud that we see today.

    • How synthetic fraud works, and what operators can do to avoid it when it arises.

    • The need for holistic screening beyond just fraud mitigation.

    • The role that technology plays in identifying and mitigating fraud, and the growing need for automation in the screening process.

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    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    36 mins
  • S1 E10: RealPage
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Ed Tonarelli, Industry Principal at RealPage and Dom discuss:

    • The “platform” perspective, with RealPage representing a comprehensive approach to screening and verification.

    • The need for integrated solutions combining income and ID verification with AI.

    • The evolution of fraud, particularly synthetic fraud.

    • The shift towards more predictive models in credit screening.

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    36 mins
  • S1 E09: Snappt
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Daniel Berlind, Co-Founder and CEO of Snappt and Dom discuss:

    • How Daniel’s history as a former property manager led him to co-found Snappt, and the company’s success in the multifamily market.

    • Snappt’s document-centric approach and its use of machine learning to analyze metadata for fraud detection.

    • Some statistics that show document fraud is more prevalent than ID fraud, with inception fraud also emerging as a significant issue.

    • Snappt’s investments in fraud forensics and its maintenance of some proprietary databases designed to track fraud.

    • A sneak peak at some new product releases and the continued evolution of fraud detection technology.

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    35 mins
  • S1 E08: Docuverus
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Jamie Borodin, Founder and CEO, Docuverus and Dom discuss:

    • Why Jamie (who comes from a screening background) created Docuverus to fill gaps in the screening process.

    • How Docuverus adopts a documents-first approach because “that’s where fraud lives.”

    • Synthetic fraud, and the correlation between fake SSNs and fake documents.

    • The proprietary technology that Docuverus has developed to compare document contents with metadata, and how that approach is more effective in detecting document fraud.

    • The heavy hand of state and local government regulation in resident screening.

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    39 mins
  • S1 E07: Celeri
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Jun Seo, Co-Founder of Celeri and Dom discuss:

    • Why Celeri has so far taken a document-centric approach, and why bank linking is more of an amenity rather than a fraud prevention tool.

    • How to use documents to develop a "digital fingerprint."

    • Why Celeri’s unique pricing model can work well for companies seeking to mix multiple screening capabilities.

    • The heavy influence of regulation in the future adoption of AI in screening processes.

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    33 mins
  • S1 E06: Vero
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Lou Baugier, Co-Founder and CEO, Vero and Dom discuss:

    • The application process as enabling prospects to "tell their financial story."

    • Why that is challenging in an environment where the combination of unaffordable housing and scarily high consumer credit, and how those factors push some applicants down the path of "unsavory" practices.

    • The insecurity and inefficiency of existing processes.

    • The number of point solutions involved in today’s screening process, and the opportunity to bring multiple checks into a single process.

    • How regulation will affect AI adoption, the importance of transparency, and why AI makes that more challenging, not less.

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    38 mins
  • S1 E05: PayScore
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Mark Fiebig, Founder and CEO, Payscore and Dom discuss:

    • Mark’s experience as a "recovering property manager," and the unique perspective it has given him on fraud and income stability.

    • Why AI will eventually be able to evade even the most sophisticated AI-based document checks, and why that means bank-lining is a better way of assessing income stability.

    • The opportunity for more sophisticated income analytics to displace credit scores as the primary underwriting tool.

    • Why Plaid integration is not enough, and why a broad set of relationships and integrations is the core competency in income verification.

    • The opportunity for an income-based score to displace credit scores as the primary mode of resident underwriting decisions

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    42 mins
  • S1 E04: Findigs
    Jun 17 2024

    In this episode, our guest Steve Carroll, Founder and CEO, Findigs and Dom discuss:

    • The importance of an easy application process as the end goal of the screening process and the features of that process.

    • The potential upside of behavioral analytics as a way to identify fraud.

    • The importance of analyzing delinquencies early to evaluate screening criteria.

    • The need for extensive relationships and integrations with multiple companies (not just Plaid) for income verification.

    • The opportunity for credit screening to be better at predicting rent payment likelihood, rather than debt repayment (which is the focus of current screening approaches).

    This season of Tech Talk with 20for20 is brought to you by our season sponsors are Zego and Best Egg Flexible Rent.

    To get access to the latest 20for20 articles, papers and news about forthcoming events, subscribe to our blog at 20for20.com.

    Connect with Dom Beveridge (Principal, 20for20) via LinkedIn, or email to dom@20for20.com.


    Our theme, “Beautiful Geometry” by Phish Funk is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

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    47 mins