Steering the Future of Servicing: Art Calhoun is a 2025 PROGRESS in Lending Thought Leader
True innovation commands thought leaders who are relentless, relevant, reliable, and respectful – and no one embodies these values greater than Art Calhoun, Sagent VP of Strategic Partnerships. His impact on the industry couldn’t be clearer, and that’s why he was recognized as a PROGRESS in Lending 2025 Thought Leader.
A Bold Approach to Overhauling Servicing
Team Sagent’s forward-looking thought leaders are challenging the status quo, and with Art’s bold approach, he has created opportunities to drive the servicing revolution with a modernized partner program that fuels industry collaboration, while also leveraging our next-gen platform Dara, the industry’s first end-to-end mortgage servicing platform.
After two decades in the mortgage industry, Art is deeply familiar with the time and energy that is put into navigating fragmented and outdated systems. He views Dara as the pioneering platform that servicers and customers have waited years for, replacing tedious, inefficient operations with processes that facilitate strengthened relationships and better service for customers.
Keeping Relationships at the Center of Innovation
Art knows industrywide modernization can only succeed when it strengthens relationships. Technology should support servicing teams instead of forcing teams to adapt to legacy limitations. Through his work in building Sagent’s Partner Program nationwide, Art has expanded Dara’s network and brought new capabilities to market for the industry’s largest players. Bringing together partners, vendors, and customers, Art’s work on the Partner Program fosters a more intimate, interactive environment for those across servicing.
Art’s vision for industry innovation is reflective of one of his greatest beliefs: innovation cannot leave people at the wayside. With platforms like Dara and events like Ignite paving the way forward for mortgage servicing, Art believes that innovation must continue to amplify human connection, reliability, and respect.
Please join us in congratulating Art on being honored as a PROGRESS in Lending 2025 Thought Leader!