Show notes:
TMSpotlight:
06-23-2025 “Rawhide” The Middle East Is The Wild West
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Build ‘em up. Move ‘em Out. Keep those loans a’ rollin’ Though the rates are swollen. Keep them loans a’ rollin’ Go High.
The Middle East conflict is complex and carries a high potential for unpredictable consequences. A regime change in Iran needs the army to change its allegiance, and it will take time for the oppressed people to rise up and establish a new government. Regardless, will it be pro-Western?
Despite Oil staying below $78, concerns remain over disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, particularly if the US directly strikes Iran. So, build your pipeline.
Ride ’em in Go High
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Song: Rawhide (1959) Frankie Laine recorded it for the TV Series Rawhide starring Clint Eastwood that began in 1959.
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”.