Lykken on Lending Podcast
1) Condo Financing at Risk: MBA Urges FHFA to Refocus Critical Repairs Policy - MBA Mortgage Minute by Adam DeSanctis
This podcast segment covers how the MBA is urging FHFA to refine its condo “critical repairs” policy to protect safety standards without blocking financing for thousands of buyers.--------------------...Show More
2) Weekly AI Update with Pavan Agarwal: Agentic AI in Action: Smarter Workflows or Spaghetti Code?
In this week’s AI Update, we unpack the buzz around Agentic AI—intelligent agents designed to handle tasks autonomously, from booking travel to processing a mortgage loan. While the promise is compell...Show More
3) The Power of Mindset: Scaling Your Mortgage Career Without Sacrificing Health or Relationships with Kelly Resendez of GoodLeap
In this conversation, Kelly Resendez (GoodLeap strategic advisor, Co-Founder of GoBundance Women, and author of Big Voices) lays out a practical playbook for high-performing mortgage pros to grow with...Show More
4) Target Fixation, Silly Season, and Staying Loan-Focused
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 ...Show More
5) Weekly AI Update with Pavan Agarwal: AI’s Dot-Com Moment: Why 95% of Startups Will Fail and What Mortgage Leaders Must Know
The AI boom is starting to look a lot like the dot-com bubble of the 1990s — with thousands of startups rushing to market, only for most to collapse under weak business models. In this week’s episode ...Show More
6) Building Better Mortgage Partnerships: RETR’s Innovation for Loan Officers and Realtors with Steven Wynands of RETR
In today’s mortgage market, success depends on strong, intentional partnerships between loan officers and real estate agents. In this episode of Lykken on Lending, David Lykken sits down with Steven W...Show More
7) GSE Shake-Up, “Cut by an Eighth,” and Why LOs Choose Tech Over Pay
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 ...Show More
8) Conversations with Pavan: Angel AI, Stablecoin, And the End of BAU in Mortgage Finance
In this Conversations with Pavan episode of Lykken on Lending, David Lykken sits down with Pavan Agarwal, founder of Sun West and creator of Angel AI, to uncover how artificial intelligence, blockchai...Show More
9) AI, Trigger Leads, and Crypto: Innovation Meets Caution in Mortgage Lending - Tech Update by Allen Pollack
This podcast segment explores how AI is transforming mortgage technology and operations, the end of trigger leads shifting lenders toward borrower experience, and growing regulatory caution around usi...Show More
10) Loan Officer Compensation Rulemaking Back in the Spotlight - Legislative Update by Alice Alvey
This podcast segment highlights that loan officer compensation is back in the headlines, with an imminent CFPB rulemaking focused on discretionary bonus provisions—giving lenders a critical opportunit...Show More