From Fannie Mae's first PM to Pathward Innovation with Suhas Reddy

From Fannie Mae's first PM to Pathward Innovation with Suhas Reddy

June 18, 2026 · 26 min · Season 4 · Episode 9

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Reggie interviews Suhas Reddy about product development in regulated financial services and his experience at Fannie Mae.

What if millions of Americans had already proven they could handle a mortgage payment — and the system simply refused to count it? Reggie sits down with Suhas Reddy, Head of Product at Pathward Bank, to unpack what it really means to build product inside the most regulated corners of financial services. Suhas was among the early product leaders at Fannie Mae, driving the Lighthouse Project that later transformed one of the world's largest secondary mortgage institutions into a customer-centri...

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Host: Reggie

Guest: Suhas Reddy

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Organizations: Fannie Mae, Pathward Bank, Lighthouse Project

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