Lykken on Lending

David Lykken
  • 4.7 (21)
  • Investing
  • Updated Weekly

Created by mortgage professionals for mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute podcast hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken, and co-hosted by Marc Helm. Joining the program each week is Adam DeSanctis with his weekly MBA Mortgage Minute, Les Parker with his Macro Market Update, Matt Graham with a weekly Market Update, David Kittle with Originations Update, Alice Alvey providing a Legislative Update, Allen Pollack with his weekly Tech Update. The weekly updates are followed by the Hot Topic segment, which is an in-depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry. The program can be heard live each Monday at noon central or downloaded as a podcast. Each week thousands of industry professionals have found this to be an effective way to stay up on all that is happening in the mortgage industry. This broadcast is provided to the mortgage industry as a public service compliment of Transformational Mortgage Solutions. We invite you to join us to listen and learn.

  1. Bitcoin Beyond the Hype: What Every Mortgage Professional Needs to Know with Manny Alicandro of The Alicandro Law Firm

    6h ago

    Bitcoin Beyond the Hype: What Every Mortgage Professional Needs to Know with Manny Alicandro of The Alicandro Law Firm

    As Bitcoin and blockchain continue to gain momentum across global financial markets, mortgage professionals can no longer afford to view digital assets as a niche technology. In this Hot Topics, David Lykken sits down with attorney and blockchain advisor Manny Alicandro to separate fact from fiction and explain why Bitcoin is about much more than investing. Together, they explore how blockchain can improve transparency, streamline financial transactions, reduce costs, accelerate mortgage closings, and expand access to financial services around the world. Whether you're curious about cryptocurrency or wondering how decentralized technology could transform housing finance, this conversation provides a practical, balanced introduction to one of the most significant innovations shaping the future of lending.

    44 min
  2. The Mortgage Market Is Changing: Will Your Strategy Keep Up?

    1d ago

    The Mortgage Market Is Changing: Will Your Strategy Keep Up?

    The Lykken on Lending Weekly Mortgage Update delivers expert commentary and timely insights from across the mortgage industry. Each episode features a curated lineup of respected thought leaders and analysts: Adam DeSanctis with the MBA Mortgage Minute, providing key updates from the Mortgage Bankers Association.Les Parker’s TMSpotlight offers a macroeconomic perspective with his signature musical parodies.Matt Graham of MBS Live, breaking down market activity and interest rate movements.David Kittle, CEO of The Mortgage Collaborative, sharing insights on mortgage originations and industry trends.Alice Alvey of Union Home Mortgage, delivering essential regulatory and legislative updates.Allen Pollack, with the Tech Report, spotlighting emerging technologies impacting mortgage operations.Bill Corbet, presenting Bill's Bullet Commentary with focused insights on loan servicing and capital markets.Marc Helm, offering Marc’s Rant, an unfiltered take on operational and agency-related developments. Together, this expert panel brings clarity, relevance, and a touch of personality to the ever-evolving mortgage landscape.

    49 min
  3. "War of Change" or Peace - Macro Market Update by Les Parker

    5d ago

    "War of Change" or Peace - Macro Market Update by Les Parker

    05.26.26 "War of Change" or Peace ----------------------- It's a truth that in every war Worlds collide, and deals get brokered. Oil producers shut in wells when they run out of storage, and analysts say Iran will hit its limit in May. So, expect Iran to strike a peace deal. Consequently, assume oil stays below $100, then drifts below $80 by late May. Meanwhile, look for fireworks in Ukraine to end in July, pushing prices under $70. Cheaper energy supports solid U.S. growth and mild inflation, pulling long‑term rates lower. I feel it in my veins. These wars are going away. Everything's about to change. These views are mine. Join TMSpotlight to see how war news changes mortgage rates. ------------------------ Song: War of Change (2012) Thousand Foot Krutch

    2 min
  4. Bipartisan Housing Victory: MBA Scores Major Legislative Win - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis

    5d ago

    Bipartisan Housing Victory: MBA Scores Major Legislative Win - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis

    This podcast segment highlights the MBA's successful advocacy efforts that helped secure overwhelming bipartisan House passage of key housing reforms designed to improve affordability and strengthen the mortgage industry. ------------------------------------------------------------- Adam DeSanctis, VP of Communications 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 program.

    2 min
  5. Weekly AI Update: The Patent That Changes AI Forever: From Probabilistic to Warranted Intelligence

    6d ago

    Weekly AI Update: The Patent That Changes AI Forever: From Probabilistic to Warranted Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a cornerstone of innovation across industries, but one fundamental challenge remains: trust. Most AI systems operate on probabilities, offering predictions that often come with disclaimers and uncertainty. In this episode, we explore a newly granted patent that introduces the concept of "warranted intelligence"—an AI framework designed to provide deterministic, explainable, and fully traceable decisions. We discuss how this breakthrough could reshape mortgage lending, healthcare, financial services, and other high-stakes sectors where accuracy and accountability are essential. If AI is to become a trusted partner in critical decision-making, this patent may represent one of the most important milestones in the evolution of artificial intelligence.

    21 min
  6. The Future of Housing Finance: What the Data Reveals About Homeownership, Affordability, and Mortgage Reform

    Jun 24

    The Future of Housing Finance: What the Data Reveals About Homeownership, Affordability, and Mortgage Reform

    Housing affordability remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the American dream, but understanding the solutions requires looking beyond the headlines and into the data. In this insightful episode, David Lykken sits down with renowned housing finance expert Laurie Goodman of the Urban Institute to explore the trends, policies, and innovations shaping the future of homeownership. From the remarkable success of modern loss mitigation programs and the untapped potential of renovation financing to refinancing reform, affordability challenges for younger generations, and the evolving role of institutional investors, Goodman provides a fact-based perspective on the issues driving today's housing market. Drawing on decades of research and policy analysis, she offers practical insights into how lenders, policymakers, and industry leaders can create a more accessible and sustainable housing finance system for future generations.

    33 min
  7. The New Fed Era: Volatility, Inflation, and the Future of Mortgage Lending

    Jun 23

    The New Fed Era: Volatility, Inflation, and the Future of Mortgage Lending

    The Lykken on Lending Weekly Mortgage Update delivers expert commentary and timely insights from across the mortgage industry. Each episode features a curated lineup of respected thought leaders and analysts: Adam DeSanctis with the MBA Mortgage Minute, providing key updates from the Mortgage Bankers Association.Les Parker’s TMSpotlight offers a macroeconomic perspective with his signature musical parodies.Matt Graham of MBS Live, breaking down market activity and interest rate movements.David Kittle, CEO of The Mortgage Collaborative, sharing insights on mortgage originations and industry trends.Alice Alvey of Union Home Mortgage, delivering essential regulatory and legislative updates.Allen Pollack, with the Tech Report, spotlighting emerging technologies impacting mortgage operations.Bill Corbet, presenting Bill's Bullet Commentary with focused insights on loan servicing and capital markets.Marc Helm, offering Marc’s Rant, an unfiltered take on operational and agency-related developments. Together, this expert panel brings clarity, relevance, and a touch of personality to the ever-evolving mortgage landscape.

    50 min
  8. AI Innovation Meets Data Risk: The Mortgage Industry’s Shadow IT Challenge - Tech Update by Allen Pollack

    Jun 17

    AI Innovation Meets Data Risk: The Mortgage Industry’s Shadow IT Challenge - Tech Update by Allen Pollack

    This podcast segment explores how mortgage lenders are adopting AI and automation to improve workflows, borrower engagement, and operational efficiency while highlighting the risks of scaling flawed processes without proper training and strategy. ----------------------------------------------------- Allen Pollack, Tech Consultant 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.

    11 min
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About

Created by mortgage professionals for mortgage professionals, Lykken on Lending is a weekly 60-minute podcast hosted by mortgage veteran, David Lykken, and co-hosted by Marc Helm. Joining the program each week is Adam DeSanctis with his weekly MBA Mortgage Minute, Les Parker with his Macro Market Update, Matt Graham with a weekly Market Update, David Kittle with Originations Update, Alice Alvey providing a Legislative Update, Allen Pollack with his weekly Tech Update. The weekly updates are followed by the Hot Topic segment, which is an in-depth discussion about one of the hottest topics related to the mortgage industry. The program can be heard live each Monday at noon central or downloaded as a podcast. Each week thousands of industry professionals have found this to be an effective way to stay up on all that is happening in the mortgage industry. This broadcast is provided to the mortgage industry as a public service compliment of Transformational Mortgage Solutions. We invite you to join us to listen and learn.

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  • Creator
    David Lykken
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.9K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright David Lykken 2023
  • Show Website
    Lykken on Lending

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