4-20-15 ECONOMIC & MARKET UPDATE with Michael Fratantoni, MBA's Chief Economist

Published: April 20, 2015, 5 p.m.

b'PROGRAM UPDATE: \\xa0 Due to a family emergency, Michael Fratantoni will not be able to join us today but we are fortunate to have Dr. Lynn Fisher, who\\xa0serves as Vice President of Research and Economics of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). \\xa0In this role, she is responsible for managing MBA\'s economic and mortgage originations forecasts and developing analysis on issues of importance to the mortgage industry.\\xa0\\n\\nWe are honored today to\\xa0have back as our special guest,\\xa0Michael Fratantoni, Ph.D., the Chief Economist for the\\xa0Mortgage Bankers Association of America. \\xa0For many mortgage lenders, 2015 has started off as a very good year, but\\xa0what can we anticipate for\\xa0the next three to six months? \\xa0Join us\\xa0for today\'s broadcast as we discuss the latest economic data and trends.\\xa0 \\xa0Also, we will get an up on the recent MBA\'s Tech Conference in Florida and what we have to look forward to at the upcoming MBA\\xa0National Secondary Conference in New York City in May.\\n\\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is\\xa0Joe Farr\\xa0with a\\xa0MARKET UPDATE,\\xa0Alice Alvey\\xa0providing a\\xa0LEGISLATIVE UPDATE,\\xa0Paul Muolo\\xa0of IMFnews.com giving a quick\\xa0MTG NEWS HEADLINES\\xa0update,\\xa0Andy Schell\\xa0(a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on\\xa0FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\\xa0and\\xa0Tony Garritano\\xa0providing a\\xa0TECHNOLOGY UPDATE.\\xa0 This is followed by the\\xa0HOT TOPIC\\xa0segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry. \\xa0\\nPROGRAM UPDATE: \\xa0 Due to a family emergency, Michael Fratantoni will not be able to join us today but we are fortunate to have Dr. Lynn Fisher, who\\xa0serves as Vice President of Research and Economics of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). \\xa0In this role, she is responsible for managing MBA\'s economic and mortgage originations forecasts and developing analysis on issues of importance to the mortgage industry.\\xa0\\n\\nWe are honored today to\\xa0have back as our special guest,\\xa0Michael Fratantoni, Ph.D., the Chief Economist for the\\xa0Mortgage Bankers Association of America. \\xa0For many mortgage lenders, 2015 has started off as a very good year, but\\xa0what can we anticipate for\\xa0the next three to six months? \\xa0Join us\\xa0for today\'s broadcast as we discuss the latest economic data and trends.\\xa0 \\xa0Also, we will get an up on the recent MBA\'s Tech Conference in Florida and what we have to look forward to at the upcoming MBA\\xa0National Secondary Conference in New York City in May.\\n\\nCreated BY mortgage professional FOR mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute radio program hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken. Joining the program each week is\\xa0Joe Farr\\xa0with a\\xa0MARKET UPDATE,\\xa0Alice Alvey\\xa0providing a\\xa0LEGISLATIVE UPDATE,\\xa0Paul Muolo\\xa0of IMFnews.com giving a quick\\xa0MTG NEWS HEADLINES\\xa0update,\\xa0Andy Schell\\xa0(a/k/a "The Profit Doctor") providing tips on\\xa0FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\\xa0and\\xa0Tony Garritano\\xa0providing a\\xa0TECHNOLOGY UPDATE.\\xa0 This is followed by the\\xa0HOT TOPIC\\xa0segment, which is an in depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry.'