• People Matter More: One Goal That Outlasts All Others | Episode 6
    Sep 30 2025

    In this episode of Closing Time with the Lone Rangers, Jonathan Washburn and Andrew Rysta sit down with two leaders in the mortgage industry, Nick Mastropietro and Brandon Feikle. Brandon shares his journey from finance graduate to branch manager at Cardinal Financial, and how integrity and service became the foundation of his career.

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    47 mins
  • He Saved a Loan with a Wedding?! | Episode 5
    Sep 15 2025

    In this episode of Closing Time with the Lone Rangers, Jonathan Washburn and Andrew Rysta sit down with the one and only Garrett Silva—the Mortgage Doctor... and sometimes Love Doctor.You’ll hear how a VA loan almost fell apart when a couple revealed they weren’t legally married—and how that twist turned into a wedding that saved the deal.

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    39 mins
  • The Most Interesting Man in Mortgages | Episode 4
    Sep 1 2025

    What happens when a buyer’s employer goes on strike mid-closing? Or when gift funds raise red flags? Dave Searle takes us inside the chaos and shares how he pulled the deals across the finish line.

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    55 mins
  • He Had What in His Trench Coat?! | Episode 3
    Aug 18 2025

    Today on Closing Time with the Loan Rangers, Jon and Andrew sit down with real estate agent John Tucker — a man whose first deals were anything but ordinary.

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    36 mins
  • Mabel Thompson Goes to Prison | Episode 2
    Aug 4 2025

    In this episode of Closing Time with the Loan Rangers, co-host Andrew Rysta shares one of the wildest mortgage stories you’ll ever hear. What starts as a standard FHA refi turns into chaos when his client, “Mabel Thompson,” gets arrested mid-loan process in front of her family.

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    42 mins
  • Cletus McGraw vs. The FBI | Episode 1
    Jul 21 2025

    In the pilot episode of 'Closing Time with the Lone Rangers', hosts Jon Washburn and Andrew Rysta introduce themselves and share their backgrounds in the mortgage industry. They discuss the challenges and wild stories that come with being loan officers, including a case involving a borrower named Cletus McGraw, who shares a name with a drug lord on the FBI's most wanted list. The episode highlights the unpredictability of the mortgage process and the importance of sharing these experiences.

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    35 mins