Good morning and Happy October—or, as they say in the classic rock world, Happy “Rocktober!” This month is always insanely busy for the Mortgage Bankers Association and the real estate finance industry, so let’s get started: here are five things to watch for this week:

Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles, provided $77 million in first mortgage debt for Alta Congress, a 369-unit multifamily property in Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Customer interactions in every industry saw significant transitions to digital interactions, but this was an especially large adjustment within the mortgage industry; an industry that still relied heavily on in-person interactions and paper documentation. Let’s discuss just how much the industry has changed in the past year and a half.

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently gave companies a preview of how it will look at their climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a sample letter detailing the sorts of hard questions and requests the SEC will consider when they conduct a review of a company’s disclosures related to climate change.

Leaders need to include software audits in their strategic planning process. A good software audit sets the stage for effective budgeting and decision making this fall. Leaders should analyze the company’s current Application Programming Interface integrations to existing mortgage software.

Sue Woodard is a director of AXIS Lending Academy. She is also the chief customer officer at Total Expert, a CRM and customer engagement platform built specifically for the financial services industry.

Registration for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Annual Convention & Expo, taking place Oct. 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center, is open. Join MBA in San Diego as New York Times best-selling authors Malcolm Gladwell and Brad Meltzer keynote General Sessions.

By combining multiple advanced technologies such as machine learning and RPA, businesses are innovating their workflows. Lending solutions is a prime area where hyperautomation can deliver significant benefits and accelerate the speed of growth.