We’re excited to have Tyler Sherman back on the podcast in our Hot Topic segment this week! Tyler Sherman is Chief Revenue Officer for the Origination Technologies division of Black Knight, Inc., a premier provider of integrated software, data and analytics to the mortgage industry. He is responsible for establishing the vision and long-term strategy that combines multiple Black Knight lending products, including artificial intelligence, enterprise business intelligence, point of sale, fee servi...
Feb 10, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 122
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Feb 10, 2020•35 min
In today's Hot Topic we're so excited to bring back Logan Mohtashami, Senior Loan Manager at AMC Lending Group, to the program! We're digging into Logan's 2020 Forecast about rates, home prices, sales and one of the key topics: factors that could indicate a recession! Topics Covered in this Episode: Mortgage Rates: Where are they going?Home pricesExisting & New home sales2020 EconomicsRecession watch factors Logan Mohtashami is a financial writer and blogger covering the U.S. economy with a ...
Feb 03, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 121
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Feb 03, 2020•32 min
In this episode of Lykken on Lending we've got Scott Roller, co-Founder at Vendor Surf, with us in order to discuss the next generation of vendor sourcing and oversight as it applies to the mortgage industry! Learn more about Scott Roller Scott Roller is Founder of 3W Partners, a consulting rm for ‘all things vendor,’ and he is Co-Founder of Vendor Surf, the industry’s only vendor search engine – with over 3,000 filters. Scott’s companies are dedicated to revolutionizing sourcing of vendors, mon...
Jan 27, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 120
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out the Hot Topic segment with Scott Roller of Vendor Surf... The first half of the Lykken on...
Jan 27, 2020•33 min
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out Hot Topic segment with Marina Walsh... The first half of the Lykken on Lending program wi...
Jan 20, 2020•32 min
In our Hot Topic today we've got Marina Walsh here to discuss Loan and Servicer Performance and the unique challenges faced by IMB Servicers! Marina Walsh is vice president of industry analysis in MBA's research and economics department, specializing in industry performance benchmarking for residential lenders and servicers. She has worked in real estate finance for close to twenty years. Currently, she leads the management and direction for the annual and quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance ...
Jan 20, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 119
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out Hot Topic segment with Michael Fratantoni... The first half of the Lykken on Lending prog...
Jan 13, 2020•24 min
In our Hot Topic segment this week we've got Michael Fratantoni on the program to give us his update and outlook for the mortgage industry this year! You won't want to miss this program! Michael Fratantoni Chief Economist, Senior Vice President, Research and Industry Technology Mortgage Bankers Association. Michael Fratantoni is MBA’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing MBA’s industry surveys, benchmarking ...
Jan 13, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 118
In today’s Hot Topic we have Krista Mashore, a coach, author, trainer, speaker and broker who will share various ideas on growing your mortgage company by establishing yourself as an authority and expert! Krista has developed a highly successful real estate career before turning her attention to sharing the secrets to her success through her writing, coaching, speaking, and training. Krista has sold around 2,000 homes in her career and has been ranked in the Top 1% of Realtors in the entire nati...
Jan 06, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 117
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out Hot Topic segment with Krista Mashore... The first half of the Lykken on Lending program ...
Jan 06, 2020•33 min
In today's Hot Topic segment we've got Matt Rettick, Managing Director of Cool Springs Financial Group! Matt's passion is to help executives, business owners and high-level professionals create tax-free income for life with NO money out-of-pocket. He also provides employers with a very unique "Employee Retention and Executive Compensation Strategy" that helps them to Recruit, Retain and Reward the BEST people in their industry. In addition, Matt is able to help his clients pay for their estate t...
Dec 30, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Does your mortgage company have “Superfans” who refer your company to everyone they know? Whether you have a “Superfan” referral network or not, how would you like to create more referrals? Today’s Hot Topic segment is certainly one that will inspire you! Brittany Hodak is a keynote speaker who spoke at the HousingWire Engage event this past summer! What will you learn in this Interview? What is a “superfan” & why are superfans critical for success in 2020?Why is it impossible to buy custome...
Dec 23, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 115
In today's Hot Topic we've got Dan Putney, Managing Director of the Americas Community Markets at Finastra with us! The discussion will start with a focus on technology for the mortgage industry and what Dan's experience has been like implementing Finastra's solutions at various community banks, specialty lenders, and credit unions. As you will hear in this interview, technology is exciting and can go a long way to improve mortgage business processes and systems, but at the end of the day it's a...
Dec 16, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 114
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out Hot Topic segment with Dan Putney... The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will...
Dec 16, 2019•30 min
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Check out Hot Topic segment with Ted Tozer... The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will ...
Dec 09, 2019•29 min
In this episode of Lykken on Lending we’ll be featuring Ted Tozer, the former President of Ginnie Mae and currently at the Milken Institute. The Hot Topic will cover the very provocative program for the return of the annual AMERICATALYST event, which is being held in Dallas from Feb. 10-12, 2020. The theme this year is ENTROPY: Surviving the New Abnormal. Ted predicts that almost 40% of current lenders will not survive the next 5 years – join us to find out why! Want to know more about Ted Tozer...
Dec 09, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 113
In August of 2019, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) ruled that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now required to consider alternative credit scoring models. This has now established a clear path for VantageScore and other new and innovative model developers to compete and elevate the predictiveness and inclusivity of credit scoring models required by the two GSEs. We've got Barrett Burns, President and CEO at VantageScore Solutions on the podcast today to discuss the significant growth of ...
Dec 02, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 112
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Dec 02, 2019•29 min
Do you want to take your mortgage company to the next level? Have you considered the various aspects of mergers and acquisitions? Our guest today is Mark Janssen, Chief Executive Officer at Towne Mortgage Company! This Hot Topic interview covers some really interesting strategies and tactics all about growing and expanding a mortgage company! Topics including: 1. Expanding the Retail portion of the business at Towne Mortgage 2. A strategy of servicing loans and having customers for life 3. Balan...
Nov 25, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 111
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Nov 25, 2019•34 min
When the subprime market collapsed a decade ago there were some people who overcame the challenges and were led by a guiding principal of “failure is NOT an option.” In our Hot Topic segment today we’re excited to have Pete Gabrione, COO of Midwest Equity Mortgage / Celebrity Home Loans on the program to share his insights being on both sides of a merger and acquisition! Want to know more about Pete Gabrione? Pete Gabrione brings 16 years of mortgage experience to his role as the Chief Operating...
Nov 18, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 110
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Nov 18, 2019•37 min
In this episode of Lykken on Lending we have Pam Jenkins, President of Willow Bend Mortgage, in our Hot Topic segment sharing her journey to becoming a leader within the mortgage industry! Founded in 1993, Willow Bend Mortgage (WBM) is celebrating 25 years of serving its customers. They have established themselves as a top mortgage company in the state of Texas. The corporate mission is to be the best mortgage company to work with and to work for. This begins and ends with employing the best tea...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 109
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Nov 11, 2019•37 min
In this episode of Lykken on Lending we have 2 guests: Liz Gilchrist Kelly, Director of Research for Ernst Fee Service at Black Knight, and Jan Dalton Clark, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Ernst Fee Service at Black Knight. The growing trend of localized and graduated and otherwise hyper-specific tax transfer rates represents both a significant financial risk to lenders as well as an incredible operational challenge. A single mistake could cost a lender tens of thousands of d...
Nov 04, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 108
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Nov 04, 2019•37 min
This week we have Chris McEntee on the program to discuss the transition to digital mortgages! Chris McEntee is President of ICE Mortgage Services, the business unit responsible for the operations of the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, (“MERS System”) and Simplifile, which are part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE). In this role, McEntee is responsible for the management of ICE Mortgage Services, as well as M&A, partnerships and alliances for various business segments, ...
Oct 28, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 107
The first half of the Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Updates: we’ve got Rob VanRaaphorst with his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, followed by Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry and then we wrap up the f...
Oct 28, 2019•17 min
