7-9-18 An Economic Review and a Look at the Cost of Origination
In this episode of Lykken on Lending, David interviews\xa0Michael Fratantoni, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association regarding his insights about the costs associated with loan origination.\n\nMichael is responsible for overseeing MBA's industry surveys and benchmarking studies, economic and mortgage originations forecasts, and industry technology efforts. Additionally, Fratantoni is the Executive Director of MBA\u2019s Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) and President of the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO).\n\nAs usual, the first half of the program will feature\xa0Joe Farr\xa0providing you a rate & market update, followed by\xa0Les Parker\u2019s Market-Logics Live, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy\xa0with a music parody.\xa0 Next is\xa0Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update\xa0followed by\xa0Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry.\xa0Then we wrap up the first half the program with\xa0Andy Schell, a/k/a \u201cProfit Doctor\u201d sharing ideas on how to improve your bottom line.\n\nWe appreciate you telling others about the show!\nIn this episode of Lykken on Lending, David interviews\xa0Michael Fratantoni, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association regarding his insights about the costs associated with loan origination.\n\nMichael is responsible for overseeing MBA's industry surveys and benchmarking studies, economic and mortgage originations forecasts, and industry technology efforts. Additionally, Fratantoni is the Executive Director of MBA\u2019s Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) and President of the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO).\n\nAs usual, the first half of the program will feature\xa0Joe Farr\xa0providing you a rate & market update, followed by\xa0Les Parker\u2019s Market-Logics Live, a macroeconomic perspective on the economy\xa0with a music parody.\xa0 Next is\xa0Alice Alvey of Union Home providing a regulatory & legislative update\xa0followed by\xa0Allen Pollack giving us a Tech Report of the latest technology impacting our industry.\xa0Then we wrap up the first half the program with\xa0Andy Schell, a/k/a \u201cProfit Doctor\u201d sharing ideas on how to improve your bottom line.\n\nWe appreciate you telling others about the show!