In this episode of Lykken on Lending, our guest in the Hot Topic segment is Seth Sprague, Executive Vice President at PHOENIX.

Seth has over 25 years of mortgage banking experience, with emphasis on the mortgage servicing right (MSR) asset and an in-depth knowledge of MSR modeling techniques, MSR accounting and capital issues and MSR transaction management.

Topics Covered in this Hot Topic Episode

1. Various motivations present within the MSR seller and MSR buyers today

2. What's going on in Washington DC and how this can impact the MSRs market

3. Some the strategies companies should consider helping to maintain profitability in 2019

And more!

The first half of the program will start with an MBA Mortgage Minute from Rob VanRaaphorst and then we’ll have a TMSpotlight Soundbite from Les Parker focusing on his macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. Next up is Joe Farr providing you a rate & market update, Alice Alvey of Union Home Mortgage providing a regulatory & legislative update followed by Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry. Then Andy Schell, a/k/a “Profit Doctor” sharing ideas on how to improve your bottom line.

Want to know more about Seth Sprague?

Seth D. Sprague CMB, EVP of Trading & Analytics, joined PHOENIX in 2013 after more than ten years with SunTrust Mortgage managing mortgage servicing rights (MSR) portfolio valuation process as well as their periodic MSR transactions.

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