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Divorce can flip your financial life upside down overnight, and the hardest part is realizing how many decisions were being made without you at the table. We sit down with Ashley and Adam from Fortuna Bank to talk about a different kind of banking experience: a women-owned bank built by women for women, designed to feel welcoming, non-intimidating, and genuinely helpful when you’re trying to rebuild.

We unpack what real support looks like when you’re starting over or starting something new. Ashley explains how Fortuna helps women entrepreneurs move from “I have a little side hustle” to a real plan, with connections to the right professionals like CPAs, bookkeepers, attorneys, and marketing resources. We also talk about lending with a growth mindset, where the answer isn’t a dead-end “no,” but a clear path to get you ready in the next few months.

Then Adam breaks down mortgage options that matter during divorce, including conventional and FHA loans plus solutions like non-QM bank statement loans, asset qualifying loans, and DSCR loans for investment properties. We dig into one of the biggest questions we hear: do you have to sell the house? We talk through refinance pressure, ways to evaluate affordability, and what mortgage assumption can look like, including why you need to check your documents and call your loan servicer. Along the way, we highlight early planning, credit-building support, and why getting involved now can save you stress later.

If you want practical next steps and a boost of confidence around divorce finances, listen all the way through, then subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a five-star review so more women can find this support.

Hi and welcome to Thrive and Decide. I’m your host Sarah Thress. This podcast is intended to help women who are going through a divorce, continplating divorce or have lost a spouse feel seen, heard, understood and not alone. All the beautiful souls who share on here are coming from a place of vulnerability and a common belief that sharing your story will help others. You will also hear from industry experts on what to do and not do while going through a divorce.

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