We are diving into the dynamic world of lending and financial institutions. From traditional banks to innovative fintech companies, the lending landscape is constantly evolving, shaped by changing market trends and technological advancements. In today's episode, we'll explore the latest trends among lenders in today's current market. From the rise of digital lending platforms to the increasing demand for personalized financial solutions, lenders are navigating a landscape that's both challenging and full of opportunities. But amidst these changes, one key player stands out in assisting financial institutions to adapt and thrive: Finastra. As a leading fintech company in the world, Finastra provides cutting-edge technology solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of lenders. Joining us today is Colin Gazinski, a Senior Solutions Consultant at Finastra. We'll delve into how Finastra is empowering financial institutions with innovative tools and solutions, enabling them to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead in today's competitive market.

The Bears Ask, "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"

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Parker told us long ago

There's a calm before the storm

He knows

Last week, stagflation appeared in the GDP data, with slowing growth and rising inflation. As a result, the 10-year yield hit our bear target of 4.71.

Jimmy Carter sacrificially appointed Paul Volcker to slay inflation. Despite talking heads, it’s not the 1970s. Jay Powell's credibility projects confidence that the Fed will lower rates prudently.

However, Gold's rapid rise signals that the markets want the Fed to disclose the plan to reduce Treasury sales on May 1. Without it, the Bears reign.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Comin' down in a Bearish way.

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Have You Ever Seen The Rain (1970) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

The Lykken on Lending program will feature our Weekly Mortgage Updates with Adam DeSanctis and his MBA Mortgage Minute, and then Les Parker’s TMSpotlight, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy with a music parody. That leads to Matt Graham of MBS Live providing you a rate & market update, followed by David Kittle, Chief Executive Officer @ Cypress Mortgage Capital, to discuss mortgage originations. Then we have Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update, then Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report on the latest technology impacting our industry. Finally, we wrap up the first half of the program with Marc Helm, Senior Executive Partner @ Transformational Mortgage Solutions, talking about Loan Servicing and the “Agencies”.

Today we're diving into a critical topic that affects countless homeowners and lenders alike: Mortgage Lending Fraud and Money Laundering. This is apparently on the rise when volume is down. In this episode, we'll explore the various forms of mortgage fraud, how these schemes work, the red flags to watch out for, and most importantly, how you can protect yourself from falling victim to such deceptive practices and learn how your mortgage company can do this even on a budget. Joining us today is Bob Simpson of Daylighy AML. Together, we'll shine a light on this often-overlooked aspect of the housing market and empower you with the knowledge to safeguard your financial future.

Allen Pollack, a Mortgage & Financial Services Technology Advisor, is a subject matter expert in the mortgage origination process along with software product management and software development.

In today’s financial services push to all things Digital, Allen has been helping lenders and financial services solution providers align their digital transformation and technology strategies by removing the human element of risk, and automating processes that drive efficiencies and margins into profits.

Over the course of his career, Allen has co-created and developed technology business models that have birthed highly successful, innovative solutions and companies.

Allen co-founded and served as CTO of New York Loan Exchange (NYLX), a loan product eligibility and pricing engine (PPE) that made an immediate impact on the industry, scaling the company quickly and forming partnerships with multiple mortgage and financial lending companies. In 2012, Allen was a co-founder of a merger between NYLX and Aklero Risk Analytics that created LoanLogics, A Mortgage Loan Quality and Performance Analytics company. Allen served as CTO where he continued to bring new and innovative product solutions to the market that made a significant impact to mortgage lenders that reduced risk, scaled business channels, and grew profits in a very competitive and highly regulated market.

Allen is also is mortgage and finance technology contributor on a weekly live industry podcast, Lykken on Lending, and is launching a new podcast soon to be released, TechStack Radio, dedicated to technology and innovation in Financial Services.

Alice Alvey, Master CMB

Vice President Partner Education and Training at Union Home Mortgage

She handles development of their World Class Training program designed to support UHM partners and organizational effectiveness.

Prior to UHM, Alice served as Senior Vice President at Indecomm leading the Indecomm-Mortgage U division, Internal QA and Compliance and SaaS technologies. Indecomm acquired Mortgage U in 2013, where Alice was President/Co-founder, providing training and consulting since 1996. Prior to MU she served as SVP of Operations at a national bank overseeing operations for wholesale, retail and correspondent from underwriting through servicing, and compliance.

She has been in the trenches of mortgage lending operations from application through servicing for over 30 years. Her authoring work in training content, policies and procedures and the FHA/VA Practical guides illustrates her ability to bridge regulatory requirements with day-to-day operations.

Alice has been a weekly contributor to the Lykken on Lending show since its beginning in April 2009 and has made her weekly contributions to 450+ episodes!

David G. Kittle, CMB is a highly respected leader in the mortgage industry, with over 45 years of experience. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), a mortgage lending cooperative providing members with access to resources and tools to improve their business operations.

Kittle began his mortgage banking career with American Fletcher Mortgage Company as a top-producing loan officer in 1978 moving to the management side in 1986 with Southmark Mortgage. He opened Associates Mortgage Group, the first of his three lending companies in 1994.

Kittle served as MORPAC Chairman for MBA, from 2004-2006. He is past President of both the Louisville and Kentucky Mortgage Bankers Associations, as well as leading the industry through its most tumultuous period as Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Washington DC in 2009. Kittle has testified before congress 14 times.

Kittle has been a driving force behind the growth and success of TMC, working to bring together mortgage lenders from across the country to share best practices and collaborate on key industry issues. Kittle has also been a vocal advocate for innovation and technology adoption in the mortgage industry, urging lenders to embrace new tools and strategies to improve their operations and better serve their customers.

Kittle is a frequent speaker at industry events and conferences, sharing his expertise on a variety of topics related to mortgage lending.

He resides in Louisville, Kentucky, he has four children and two grandchildren.

Matt began as an originator in 2002. He fell in love with the idea of following MBS in real-time but felt that existing products were only scratching the surface. Thus was born MBS Live in 2007, the first-of-its-kind platform with real-time market data/analysis, and live chat with analysts, traders, and originators around the country. He is currently the Founder and CEO of MBSLive!

He's been covering bond/mortgage markets, writing commentary, alerts, and chatting with the live community every business hour of every business day ever since.

Matt also serves as the Chief of Operations for mortgagenewsdaily.com, where he is one of the industry's most respected mortgage rate experts, frequently quoted in the media. Mortgage News Daily's rate index is used as the definitive resource on day-to-day mortgage rate averages.

He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son where he enjoys skiing, fishing, coaching youth sports, playing the guitar, and more DIY projects/hobbies than he'd care to admit.

Check out more details about MBS Live here

04-22-2024 Rattle Rates and Do "The Twist" 

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Come on, Jay Powell. Let's do the twist.

Come on, Yellen. Let's do the twist.

Data continue to confound the Fed and Treasury. Easy money and free-spending lead to the pain of persistent inflation. Now, tight money constraints growth and hastens deficits, so rates go around and around.

The key resistance in the 10-year yield remains at 4.71, 4.80, and 5.01. Alternatively, the supports are 4.49, 4.33, and 4.18.

Uncertainty and volatility remain elevated. The bulls need to close below 4.49 to gain momentum to attack 4.33. Otherwise, the bears retain control, but for bearish momentum to rise, 4.71 needs to fall.

Come on, rattle rates, And do the twist.

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Song: The Twist (1958) Chubby Checker cover 1960

Adam DeSanctis, Director of Public Affairs at Mortgage Bankers Association

As a strategic public affairs and communications executive with nearly two decades of experience, Adam has deep expertise in strategy, management, and media relations. He is widely considered to be an expert in a variety of communications, including advocacy, brand, executive, crisis, grassroots, and social media. In his career, he has been the MBA spokesperson on a wide variety of real estate research and advocacy-related issues, promoted MBA research and advocacy efforts to financial, political, and trade industry media and on MBA's social media channels, and secured media opportunities for MBA leadership on key real estate trends and issues, generated media coverage for MBA's research and data on mortgage applications, credit availability, homebuilder applications, mortgage forbearance/delinquencies, commercial real estate originations, and forecasts, and other industry analysis, developed key strategic initiatives for MBA's organizational public affairs plan, media relations and member communications support for mPower, MBA's Opens Doors Foundation and MBA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.