On today's podcast, we have back as our special guest, MICHAEL FRATANTONI, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). \xa0Michael will be sharing with our listening audience\xa0an economic update. \xa0He will be answering questions such as:\nWhat is the likelyhood that we will see the Federal Reserve raise rates in 2015 or is it now 2016?What is the updated projected purchase\xa0applications vs. the refinance applications?Is the economy peaking or can we look forward to a stronger economy in 2016?What are the projections for homesales, new and existing?\nThere are just some of the questions we will be asking in today's "hot topic" segment. \xa0Don't miss this important and informative podcast and tell others about it. \xa0\n\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program styled \u201cpodcast\u201d hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is Joe Farr with a MARKET UPDATE, Alice Alvey providing a LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, Paul Muolo of IMFnews.com giving a quick MTG NEWS HEADLINES update and Andy Schell (a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.\xa0 This is followed by the HOT TOPIC segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry.\xa0\n\n\xa0\nOn today's podcast, we have back as our special guest, MICHAEL FRATANTONI, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). \xa0Michael will be sharing with our listening audience\xa0an economic update. \xa0He will be answering questions such as:\nWhat is the likelyhood that we will see the Federal Reserve raise rates in 2015 or is it now 2016?What is the updated projected purchase\xa0applications vs. the refinance applications?Is the economy peaking or can we look forward to a stronger economy in 2016?What are the projections for homesales, new and existing?\nThere are just some of the questions we will be asking in today's "hot topic" segment. \xa0Don't miss this important and informative podcast and tell others about it. \xa0\n\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program styled \u201cpodcast\u201d hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is Joe Farr with a MARKET UPDATE, Alice Alvey providing a LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, Paul Muolo of IMFnews.com giving a quick MTG NEWS HEADLINES update and Andy Schell (a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.\xa0 This is followed by the HOT TOPIC segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry.