| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.09.2026 | Optimal Blue announces initial speaker lineup for 2027 Summit | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue announces initial speaker lineup for 2027 SummitRegistration now open for premier event bringing together industry leaders, leading economists, and Optimal Blue innovators to shape what's next in mortgage
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| 08.09.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Mortgage demand slips below year-ago levels as rate-and-term refi activity plunges | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Mortgage demand slips below year-ago levels as rate-and-term refi activity plungesExecution spreads tighten as hedge mix shifts and MSR values rise
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 08 Sep 2026, 06:00:09 EDT |
| 01.09.2026 | Announcing the 2026 HousingWire Vanguards | The Vanguards award recognizes 100 executives whose leadership and strategic vision are helping shape the future of the housing economy.
Now in its 12th year, Vanguards honors accomplished leaders across mortgage, real estate and homebuildi... |
| 26.08.2026 | What lenders need to ask as they prepare for a multi-credit scoring model environment | For decades, the mortgage industry operated with a single credit model ingrained throughout the entire life cycle of a loan. Now, the industry is faced with new models designed with the intent to help the American borrower.
While there is m... |
| 11.08.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Rising rates cool July mortgage activity, but demand remains above year-ago levels | PRESS RELEASE:Optimal Blue report: Rising rates cool July mortgage activity, but demand remains above year-ago levelsJuly Market Advantage report debuts 12-month rate and spread forecasts powered by Virtual Economist, plus three new capital... |
| 10.08.2026 | Optimal Blue Continues AI Innovation Leadership with Expanded Access to Virtual Economist and Launch of AI Labs | PRESS RELEASE:Optimal Blue Continues AI Innovation Leadership with Expanded Access to Virtual Economist and Launch of AI LabsContinues AI investments and announces general availability of the mortgage industry's first AI/ML-powered forecast... |
| 30.07.2026 | Optimal Blue integrates VantageScore 4.0 into pricing, hedging and trading workflows | VantageScore 4.0, the credit scoring model that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are transitioning to for agency mortgages, is now integrated into Optimal Blue’s end-to-end capital markets platform, the companies announced Thursday.
The integrati... |
| 09.07.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Mortgage demand strengthens as purchase activity and pull-through rebound | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Mortgage demand strengthens as purchase activity and pull-through reboundPurchase locks reached their highest level since early spring as pull-through rates rebounded and non-conforming lending climbed to... |
| 01.07.2026 | Reverse Market Insight expands loan qualifying tool to include Smartfi proprietary products | Loan analysis and technology firm Reverse Market Insight (RMI) on Wednesday announced an expansion of its Reverse Qualifier tool, giving reverse mortgage originators the opportunity to price and model the benefits of proprietary products fr... |
| 09.06.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Purchase market remains resilient as pull-through rates weaken | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Purchase market remains resilient as pull-through rates weakenMore than four out of five mortgage locks were tied to purchase transactions in May, but conversion rates declined across both purchase and re... |
| 17.04.2026 | Sue Woodard on where AI fits in the mortgage landscape | - |
| 14.04.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Purchase demand lifts mortgage lock activity as rates rise | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Purchase demand lifts mortgage lock activity as rates riseLock volume rises 13% month over month as spring buying season gains traction
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 14 Apr 2026, 06:00:25 EDT |
| 17.03.2026 | MarketWise Advisors study finds mortgage lenders increase efficiency by over $1,000 per loan with Optimal Blue | PRESS RELEASE: MarketWise Advisors study finds mortgage lenders increase efficiency by over $1,000 per loan with Optimal BlueHundreds of surveyed lenders report major improvements in accuracy, operational capacity, execution and risk reduct... |
| 11.03.2026 | Bob Hart on AI, security, and the next phase of mortgage tech | - |
| 10.03.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Purchase demand rebounds as mortgage market finds balance | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Purchase demand rebounds as mortgage market finds balanceLock volume rises 9% month over month and nearly 40% year over year as lower rates draw borrowers back into the market
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, ... |
| 25.02.2026 | Joe Tyrrell on whether AI can level the playing field in mortgage | - |
| 24.02.2026 | Industry-first AI/ML-powered forecasting tool headlines extensive lineup of mortgage capital markets innovations unveiled at 2026 Optimal Blue Summit | PRESS RELEASE: Industry-first AI/ML-powered forecasting tool headlines extensive lineup of mortgage capital markets innovations unveiled at 2026 Optimal Blue SummitOn-demand Virtual Economist anchors nine advancements that unify the capital... |
| 10.02.2026 | Optimal Blue report: Sub-6% rates spark refinance surge early in 2026 | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Sub-6% rates spark refinance surge early in 2026Refinances jump as execution strategies and investor demand shift
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 10 Feb 2026, 06:00:22 EST |
| 13.01.2026 | Optimal Blue report: December lock volume closes 2025 on a firm footing | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: December lock volume closes 2025 on a firm footingRefinance momentum drives year-end activity despite holiday headwinds
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 06:00:27 EST |
| 10.12.2025 | Optimal Blue report: Lock volume posts strongest November since 2021 | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Lock volume posts strongest November since 2021Resilient refinance demand driven by current rates tempers the effects of seasonal slowdown
Source: Optimal Blue | Wed, 10 Dec 2025, 06:00:53 EST |
| 08.12.2025 | Optimal Blue names Lanny Rogers chief financial officer and Jeremy Moreno chief revenue officer | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue names Lanny Rogers chief financial officer and Jeremy Moreno chief revenue officerPromotions elevate two longtime leaders into roles that deepen financial stewardship and strengthen revenue alignment as the compa... |
| 11.11.2025 | Optimal Blue report: October lock volume holds second-highest level in three years | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: October lock volume holds second-highest level in three yearsSeasonal cooling offset by resilient refinance demand and rising agency MBS executions
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 11 Nov 2025, 06:00:34 EST |
| 16.10.2025 | Optimal Blue continues to debut new innovations across complete capital markets platform ahead of MBA Annual Convention and Expo | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue continues to debut new innovations across complete capital markets platform ahead of MBA Annual Convention and ExpoNew data product and three platform enhancements deliver increased market transparency, pricing a... |
| 15.10.2025 | Cloudvirga integrates Horizon POS with Stewart Valuation Intelligence to streamline appraisal ordering | PRESS RELEASE: Cloudvirga integrates Horizon POS with Stewart Valuation Intelligence to streamline appraisal orderingIntegration gives lenders and borrowers more transparency, faster turn times and fewer manual steps in the appraisal proces... |
| 14.10.2025 | Optimal Blue report: Rate rally drives 28% surge in September lock volumes | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue report: Rate rally drives 28% surge in September lock volumesAffordability gains fuel with biggest refi wave since early 2022, MSR values dip and securitization trends point to rising large-lender market share
So... |
| 10.09.2025 | Refinances surge nearly 70% as purchase activity falls 10% in August | PRESS RELEASE: Refinances surge nearly 70% as purchase activity falls 10% in AugustSeasonal slowdown weighs on purchases; lenders lean on securitization and non-QM to drive performance
Source: Optimal Blue | Wed, 10 Sep 2025, 06:00:54 EDT |
| 18.08.2025 | Optimal Blue to Host Its 2026 Summit February 23-25 in Scottsdale | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue to Host Its 2026 Summit February 23-25 in ScottsdaleEvent will bring together capital markets professionals, industry thought leaders, and experts in AI and innovation
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 18 Aug 2025, 06:... |
| 12.08.2025 | Refinances tick up and non-QM hits record high as purchase activity falls nearly 5% in July | PRESS RELEASE: Refinances tick up and non-QM hits record high as purchase activity falls nearly 5% in JulyLenders respond to affordability pressures with loan product diversity and pricing strategies
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 12 Aug 2025,... |
| 11.08.2025 | Optimal Blue’s New Brand Reflects Its Modern Technology and Proven Expertise and Leadership | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue’s New Brand Reflects Its Modern Technology and Proven Expertise and LeadershipComprehensive new brand includes a new logo, visual identity and messaging focused on the company's role as a trusted, innovative part... |
| 08.07.2025 | Refis, Product Shifts and Strong Agency Participation Define June Market Advantage Report | PRESS RELEASE: Refis, Product Shifts and Strong Agency Participation Define June Market Advantage ReportOptimal Blue data shows modest lock volume growth as purchase activity levels off and investor demand for shorter-duration assets grows
... |
| 10.06.2025 | Optimal Blue Releases May Data Findings, Announces Expansion of Monthly Report for More Comprehensive Lender Profitability Insights | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Releases May Data Findings, Announces Expansion of Monthly Report for More Comprehensive Lender Profitability InsightsCompany adds nine new data metrics to its Market Advantage mortgage data report for deeper vie... |
| 09.06.2025 | Optimal Blue Launches New Lead Generation Tool for Originators | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Launches New Lead Generation Tool for OriginatorsCapture for Originators helps lenders approach borrowers at the right time with 'makes sense' refinance scenarios
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 09 Jun 2025, 06:00:09... |
| 08.04.2025 | Cooler Interest Rates Heat Up Refinances and Spark Early Signs of Purchase Demand | PRESS RELEASE: Cooler Interest Rates Heat Up Refinances and Spark Early Signs of Purchase DemandOptimal Blue's March 2025 Market Advantage report shows an increase in non-conforming share as buyers seek greater flexibility and higher loan l... |
| 01.04.2025 | Optimal Blue’s Shawn Chandwani Named to HousingWire’s 2025 Rising Star List | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue’s Shawn Chandwani Named to HousingWire’s 2025 Rising Star ListAward recognizes emerging leaders in real estate and mortgage who have achieved remarkable milestones before the age of 40
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue,... |
| 13.02.2025 | January Mortgage Lock Data Shows Year-Over-Year Improvement in Refinance Volume Despite Higher Rates | PRESS RELEASE: January Mortgage Lock Data Shows Year-Over-Year Improvement in Refinance Volume Despite Higher RatesOptimal Blue's January 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report highlights a softening purchase market, boost in refi deman... |
| 04.02.2025 | Optimal Blue Announces Ask Obi, an AI Assistant to Provide Mortgage Lending Executives With Real-Time Business Insights | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Announces Ask Obi, an AI Assistant to Provide Mortgage Lending Executives With Real-Time Business InsightsConversational generative AI chat assistant to provide easy-to-understand, interactive insights and graphi... |
| 14.01.2025 | December Mortgage Lock Data Reveals Year-Over-Year Increases Across All Loan Types Despite Seasonal Downturn | PRESS RELEASE: December Mortgage Lock Data Reveals Year-Over-Year Increases Across All Loan Types Despite Seasonal DownturnOptimal Blue's December 2024 Market Advantage report highlights annual mortgage production gains and record low confo... |
| 10.12.2024 | Mortgage Lock Activity Fell in November as Interest Rates Hit Their Highest Levels Since July | PRESS RELEASE: Mortgage Lock Activity Fell in November as Interest Rates Hit Their Highest Levels Since JulyOptimal Blue's November 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report finds overall rate lock volume down 25% month over month, yet 12%... |
| 05.12.2024 | Optimal Blue Announces Tony Hawk, Housing Industry Leaders to Headline Inaugural User Conference | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Announces Tony Hawk, Housing Industry Leaders to Headline Inaugural User ConferenceRobust speaker lineup includes a leading economist, an editor in chief, tech leaders, and Optimal Blue's team of subject matter e... |
| 12.11.2024 | October Mortgage Lock Data Shows Resilience and Cracks in the Mortgage Market as Interest Rates Tick up 65 Basis Points | PRESS RELEASE: October Mortgage Lock Data Shows Resilience and Cracks in the Mortgage Market as Interest Rates Tick up 65 Basis PointsOptimal Blue's October 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report shows strong purchase mortgage growth, t... |
| 11.11.2024 | Optimal Blue Promotes Industry Experts to New Executive Roles to Accelerate Innovation and Prioritize Partnerships | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Promotes Industry Experts to New Executive Roles to Accelerate Innovation and Prioritize PartnershipsErin Wester Promoted to Chief Product Officer and Mike Vough Promoted to Head of Corporate Strategy
Source: Opt... |
| 28.10.2024 | Optimal Blue Announces Three Major Product Releases, Continuing Streak of Aggressive Product Innovation and No-Cost Feature Additions | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Announces Three Major Product Releases, Continuing Streak of Aggressive Product Innovation and No-Cost Feature AdditionsCompany expands AI assistant suite, releases tool to help originators identify most favorabl... |
| 22.10.2024 | Uplist launches automated refi analysis tool | Mortgage technology company Uplist has launched what it says is a killer new tool that will help loan officers automatically generate refinance options for their clients.
The technology, called “Recapture,” is integrated with the leading pr... |
| 08.10.2024 | Rate-and-Term Refinance Locks Surge 700% Over Previous Year Following the FOMC’s September Interest Rate Reduction | PRESS RELEASE: Rate-and-Term Refinance Locks Surge 700% Over Previous Year Following the FOMC’s September Interest Rate ReductionOptimal Blue's September 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report released in conjunction with the inaugural ... |
| 01.10.2024 | Optimal Blue Expands Expertise, Market Leadership With Launch of Two In-House Podcasts | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Expands Expertise, Market Leadership With Launch of Two In-House PodcastsWeekly Optimal Insights podcast provides timely market analysis; monthly Market Advantage podcast will complement existing mortgage data re... |
| 16.09.2024 | Optimal Blue Rolls Out Innovations in New UI, Gen AI, Originator Capabilities and New No-Cost Solutions | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Rolls Out Innovations in New UI, Gen AI, Originator Capabilities and New No-Cost SolutionsCompany to expand its industry-leading capital markets platform
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 16 Sep 2024, 14:35:05 EDT |
| 10.09.2024 |
Mortgage rates move lower, but where are the homebuyers? | In a little more than a week, Federal Reserve policymakers are poised to lower benchmark interest rates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of that decision, mortgage rates continued to decline, although a sur... |
| 09.09.2024 | Optimal Blue to Host Inaugural Industry Summit February 3-5, 2025 | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue to Host Inaugural Industry Summit February 3-5, 2025Event will bring together lenders, investors, network partners, and capital markets experts to connect primary and secondary mortgage markets in San Diego
Sourc... |
| 29.08.2024 |
AI Demo Day: Optimal Blue’s CompassEdge | CompassEdge
Optimal Blue’s CompassEdge hedging and loan trading platform helps lenders maximize profitability with unmatched pipeline risk management tools, and dynamic loan sale and MSR valuation functionality. Attendees will experience ne... |
| 17.08.2024 | The Refinance Rollercoaster: A Market on Edge | The refinance market is a wild ride. Just when it seems to gain momentum, it hits a bump. Recent data shows a surge in refinance applications, but the reality is more complex. The numbers tell one story, but the experiences of loan originat... |
| 16.08.2024 |
Data suggests refi applications are up. But LOs aren’t seeing a surge of business | When mortgage rates logged their sharpest decline of the year last week following an underwhelming jobs report, data showed that refinance demand surged.
Despite what seems like welcome news for loan originators, who have suffered through t... |
| 12.08.2024 |
Refi demand moves to highest level in nearly two years: Optimal Blue | More evidence is emerging that the recent decline in mortgage rates is prompting more borrowers to refinance.
In its July 2024 Market Advantage report released on Monday, mortgage technology firm Optimal Blue reported that refinance demand,... |
| 12.08.2024 | July Refinance Activity Hits Highest Levels Since September 2022 | PRESS RELEASE: July Refinance Activity Hits Highest Levels Since September 2022Optimal Blue's July 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report shows a lift in mortgage activity amid softening interest rates
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 12 Aug... |
| 08.08.2024 |
Optimal Blue CEO dives into Constellation deal and AI data solutions | On last week’s episode of the Power House podcast, host Clayton Collins and guest Joe Tyrrell, the CEO of Optimal Blue, go in depth on how the mortgage technology firm pushes AI-driven data solutions, innovation and leadership for lenders i... |
| 01.08.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 HousingWire Insiders | HousingWire is proud to announce the 2024 list of Insiders, recognizing 70 exceptional operational leaders who are instrumental in driving the success of their companies and the broader housing industry.
Now in its 9th year, the HousingWire... |
| 01.08.2024 |
Joe Tyrrell: Leadership and market innovation and Optimal Blue | - |
| 23.07.2024 | Optimal Blue Launches New Generative AI Assistant Capabilities | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Launches New Generative AI Assistant CapabilitiesLeader in capital markets technology announces AI capabilities and ongoing strategy focused on addressing real-world challenges for mortgage lenders
Source: Optima... |
| 10.07.2024 | Falling Home Prices and Purchase Mortgage Locks Reveal a Stagnant Late-Spring Housing Market | PRESS RELEASE: Falling Home Prices and Purchase Mortgage Locks Reveal a Stagnant Late-Spring Housing MarketOptimal Blue issues June 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report
Source: Optimal Blue | Wed, 10 Jul 2024, 06:00:17 EDT |
| 10.07.2024 |
Tepid housing market conditions persist: Optimal Blue | Signs of a “stagnant late-spring housing market“ emerged in June as U.S. home prices declined for the first time this year and purchase mortgage locks fell by 8% year over year.
That’s a key takeaway from the June 2024 Market Advantage repo... |
| 27.06.2024 |
Optimal Blue releases new data license product for mortgage pricing | Mortgage data provider Optimal Blue this week announced the launch of Competitive Data License, a product that is designed to help lenders price loans accurately and drive profitability.
In its announcement, the Texas-based company describe... |
| 25.06.2024 | Optimal Blue Launches Competitive Data License to Help Lenders Optimize Margins With Competitive Loan Pricing Data | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Launches Competitive Data License to Help Lenders Optimize Margins With Competitive Loan Pricing DataCompetitive Data License gives lenders access to the mortgage industry's most robust and accurate repository of... |
| 13.06.2024 | Mortgage Interest Rate Sensitivity Triggers 25% Spike in May Rate-and-Term Refinance Activity | PRESS RELEASE: Mortgage Interest Rate Sensitivity Triggers 25% Spike in May Rate-and-Term Refinance ActivityOptimal Blue issues May 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report
Source: Optimal Blue | Thu, 13 Jun 2024, 06:00:18 EDT |
| 13.06.2024 |
Rate-and-term refi locks jump 25.6% in May: Optimal Blue | Rate-and-term refinances rose 25.6% in May as mortgage rates trended down, according to a new report by Optimal Blue. The spike was a response to a modest drop in the 30-year conforming mortgage rate, which dropped to 6.8% on May 15 but ult... |
| 11.06.2024 |
Optimal Blue’s new CEO Joe Tyrrell on moving technology’s finish line | Optimal Blue announced yesterday that industry veteran Joe Tyrrell would be taking the CEO role at the company. Tyrrell was a long-time executive at Ellie Mae before it was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in 2020. He served as p... |
| 10.06.2024 |
Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell named CEO of Optimal Blue | Mortgage veteran Joe Tyrrell will succeed Scott Smith as CEO of Optimal Blue, the company announced Monday. Tyrrell has more than 25 years of experience in mortgage, finance and technology, serving as president of ICE Mortgage Technology fo... |
| 10.06.2024 | Optimal Blue Names Joe Tyrrell Chief Executive Officer | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Names Joe Tyrrell Chief Executive OfficerMortgage Technology Veteran Brings Passion for Customers and Innovation to the Leader in Comprehensive Capital Markets Technology
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 10 Jun 2024, ... |
| 16.05.2024 | Optimal Blue Announces ‘Optimize Your Advantage’ to Showcase How Its Capital Markets Platform Puts Lenders in Control of Their Margins | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Announces ‘Optimize Your Advantage’ to Showcase How Its Capital Markets Platform Puts Lenders in Control of Their MarginsNew Campaign Demonstrates the Distinct Value the Independently Operated Company Delivers to... |
| 13.05.2024 | Mortgage Purchase Lock Counts See First YoY Gain Since Fed Rate Hikes Began Two Years Ago | PRESS RELEASE: Mortgage Purchase Lock Counts See First YoY Gain Since Fed Rate Hikes Began Two Years AgoOptimal Blue Issues April 2024 Originations Market Monitor
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 13 May 2024, 06:00:22 EDT |
| 24.04.2024 | Optimal Blue Director of Data Solutions Brennan O’Connell Named a 2024 HousingWire Rising Star | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Director of Data Solutions Brennan O’Connell Named a 2024 HousingWire Rising Star
Source: Optimal Blue | Wed, 24 Apr 2024, 13:00:19 EDT |
| 24.04.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Class of Rising Stars! | HousingWire is excited to announce this year’s Rising Stars, representing the next generation of leaders in mortgage and real estate. This year 80 honorees were selected.
The Rising Stars award recognizes the emerging leaders in the industr... |
| 11.04.2024 |
Optimal Blue CEO Scott Smith on making the right tech investments | Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scott Smith, interim CEO at Optimal Blue, to talk about the right tech investments to make now and how the company plans on keeping its customers for life.
Sarah Wheeler: What differentiates your ... |
| 09.04.2024 | Optimal Blue Announces Promotion of Rick Allen to Chief Operating Officer | PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Blue Announces Promotion of Rick Allen to Chief Operating Officer35-Year Mortgage Industry Veteran to Further Contribute Expertise to Company's Operational Focus Areas
Source: Optimal Blue | Tue, 09 Apr 2024, 14:00:45... |
| 08.04.2024 | Average Homebuyer Credit Score Hits the Highest Mark in Years | PRESS RELEASE: Average Homebuyer Credit Score Hits the Highest Mark in YearsOptimal Blue Issues March 2024 Originations Market Monitor
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 08 Apr 2024, 06:00:14 EDT |
| 31.03.2024 | I'm buying a house in 2024. Here's why I'm sticking with a traditional fixed-rate mortgage despite the trendier options promising to save me money. | Economy I'm buying a house in 2024. Here's why I'm sticking with a traditional fixed-rate mortgage despite the trendier options promising to save me money.
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| 15.03.2024 |
ICE Mortgage Technology’s Sara Holtz joins Optimal Blue as CMO | Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology, as chief marketing officer (CMO).
Holtz will drive unified marketing and communications strategies to advance O... |
| 15.03.2024 | Mortgage Industry Veteran Sara Holtz Joins Optimal Blue as Chief Marketing Officer | PRESS RELEASE: Mortgage Industry Veteran Sara Holtz Joins Optimal Blue as Chief Marketing Officer
Source: Optimal Blue | Fri, 15 Mar 2024, 06:00:21 EDT |
| 11.03.2024 | Spring Buying Season Kicks Off With an Uptick in Purchase Applications Despite Climbing Interest Rates | PRESS RELEASE: Spring Buying Season Kicks Off With an Uptick in Purchase Applications Despite Climbing Interest RatesOptimal Blue Issues February 2024 Originations Market Monitor
Source: Optimal Blue | Mon, 11 Mar 2024, 06:00:57 EDT |
| 01.02.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Tech100 Mortgage Winners! | The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mort... |
| 12.12.2023 |
Mortgage rates fell 67 bps in November. Production was still down 10% | In the mortgage business, November typically represents the start of the slow season. While mortgage rates cooled down significantly from October, it wasn’t enough to overcome seasonal, historic trends and low levels of inventory.
Lock volu... |
| 13.11.2023 | Optimal Blue Originations Market Monitor: Rate Headwinds Continue in October, Lock Volume Remains Flat With Production Growing in Select Geographies | Summary: Optimal Blue released its October Originations Market Monitor, with data showing rates increasing 26 to 40 basis points month over month across various mortgage types. Rate lock volume in October was virtually flat compared to Sept... |
| 12.10.2023 |
Mortgage rate lock volume plummeted 20% in September as rates soared | Mortgage-rate-lock volume fell 20% in September, led by a combination of seasonal decline in purchase activity and rising interest rates, according to Optimal Blue’s Originations Market Monitor report.
September’s rate-lock decline continue... |
| 27.09.2023 |
Mortgage costs, lender denials jumped in 2022: CFPB | Homebuyers faced surging mortgage costs, fees and monthly payments in 2022 amid a tightening monetary policy designed to combat persistent inflation. And because their income didn’t keep up, lenders’ denials for a home loan jumped last year... |
| 20.07.2023 |
How the Basel Endgame could impact the mortgage market | Rumors this week that regulators would increase residential mortgage capital requirements for larger depositary banks, far exceeding international standards under the Basel III rules, have raised alarms for industry executives, analysts and... |
| 19.10.2022 | Black Knight rolls out CompassEdge hedging and trading platform | Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight, launched its first hedging and trading platform CompassEdge, unifying its existing risk management and loan sale platform CompassPoint within a single system.
CompassEdge is designed to support ever... |
| 12.09.2022 | Rate lock volume hasn’t been this low since December 2019 | As mortgage interest rates crept back up in August after retreating the previous month, rate lock volume dipped to a four-year low.
Total lock volumes were down 8.9% from July, led by a 13.9% decline in rate/term refinance locks, according ... |
| 11.02.2022 | Mortgage rates blow past industry predictions | Some mortgage rate indices topped 4% on Thursday, blowing past predictions that rates might reach those levels by the end of 2022.
Economists had predicted rates would rise as the overall economy stabilized. The latest mortgage rate survey ... |
| 10.01.2022 | Black Knight : December 2021 Originations Market Monitor | December marked the fourth consecutive monthly decline in origination activity, with rate locks down 35% year-over-year in response to both higher rates and a seasonal slowdown in home purchases
Lock volumes fell across the board, driven by... |
| 08.11.2021 | Black Knight's October 2021 Originations Market Monitor | While rate locks on cash-out refinances (-0.3%) and purchase loans (+0.4%) remained relatively flat in October, overall volumes fell by 5.9% due to a more than 23% decline in rate/term refinance locks
Rate/term refinance activity is now dow... |
| 01.11.2021 | Black Knight's September 2021 Mortgage Monitor | Recent rate increases have eliminated refinance incentive for 3.4 million mortgage-holders, but the population of 11.5 million remaining high-quality candidates is still larger than at any time prior to 2020
In the 18 months since the start... |
| 11.10.2021 | Black Knight : September 2021 Originations Market Monitor | Rate lock volumes fell across the board in September as interest rates rose throughout much of the month
Black Knight's OBMMI daily interest rate tracker showed September's month-end conforming 30-year rate at 3.20%, 16 basis points higher ... |
| 13.09.2021 | Black Knight : August 2021 Originations Market Monitor | While movement in purchase (-0.8%) and rate/term refinance (+0.5%) locks essentially canceled each other out, strong growth was seen among cash-out (+7.6%) refinance locks
Cash-out refinance lending is up more than 41% over the last three m... |
| 02.07.2020 | Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Optimal Blue | Social Media Compliance
During this informative session, virtual attendees will get a detailed look into comprehensive publishing functionality, reviews, and compliance automation, and discover the social media techniques and best practices... |
| 08.04.2020 | Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Optimal Blue | Marketplace Platform
Optimal Blue’s Marketplace Platform connects the industry’s largest network of originators, investors, and providers. More than $750 billion of transactions are processed across the platform each year, facilitating a br... |
| 03.09.2019 | Optimal Blue expands BI suite with Competitive Analytics | Optimal Blue’s position as the largest provider of secondary marketing automation gives it unique visibility into $750 billion of loan transactions across its Mortgage Marketplace Platform.
The company is using that data to create business ... |
| 28.08.2019 | Want to know how your mortgage company ranks against the competition? | In any industry, it’s hard to win if you don’t know what your competition is doing. Traditionally, lenders have relied upon just a few very limited options to do so, such as often flawed survey data based on a very small market sampling, la... |
| 11.06.2018 | Finastra integrates Optimal Blue live pricing into Fusion MortgagebotPOS | London, UK, and New York, US, June 11, 2018, Finastra has integrated Optimal Blue into its Fusion MortgagebotPOS solution, enabling banks and credit unions to provide mortgage applicants with Optimal Blue’s live pricing searches, via any po... |
| 12.04.2013 | Optimal Blue Receives Private Equity Investment from Serent Capital | Optimal Blue, a Plano, Texas-based mortgage technology provider, received a private equity investment from Serent Capital.
The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
Founded in 2002 by Larry Huff and Ivan Darius, Optimal Blue provides... |
| 20.02.2013 | Optimal Blue Receives Private Equity Investment from Serent Capital | Optimal Blue, a Plano, Texas-based provider of a pricing and secondary marketing automation platform, received a private equity investment of undisclosed amount from Serent Capital.
The investment also includes Secondary Interactive, a Denv... |
| 20.02.2013 | Optimal Blue Raises Capital |
PLANO, TX, Serent Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has invested in Optimal Blue, developer of a marketing automation platform.
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| 29.12.2008 | Tech Roundup: First Am Launches Post-Settlement Platform | First American Document Solutions, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based post-closing and servicing solution provider within The First American Corp. (FAF) family, unveiled in mid-December its new online platform, ePostClosing.com, which will enable le... |
