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Best Efforts to Mandatory Spread: Determining the Risk and Reward of Pipeline Hedging

Bank Failure Drama: Actions You Can Take to Mitigate Risk

Advantages of Real-Time MSR Data and the Impact on MSR Valuations

Free eBook: 5 Steps for Improving Secondary Marketing Profitability

Navigating the Impacts of the FHFA’s Proposed 2% Liquidity Requirement

Lock and Shop Loan Strategies in Volatile Markets

Success With TBA Trading: Managing Counterparties, Executing Efficiently and Avoiding Pitfalls

3 Characteristics of a Quality Mortgage Pricing Data Source

Taking Loan Pricing From Reactive to Proactive with Real-Time Data

Trusting Your Hedge System in Today’s Volatile Marketplace

Free White Paper – Five Key Components Of A Successful PPE

Navigating The Risk Of Interest Rate Lock Commitments

It’s A Lock: New White Paper Examines How Rate Lock Data Can Help Manage Portfolio Risk

Buy-Downs Rise With Shift to Cash-Out Refis

It’s a Lock: New White Paper Examines How Rate Lock Data Can Help Manage Portfolio Risk

Clock Is Ticking For Dwindling Refi Candidate Population

4 Concepts to Consider When Refining Your Hedging Strategy

How Will the Latest FHFA Pricing Changes Impact You and Your Borrowers?

Riding the Latest Margin Compression Wave

Cashing In On the Cash-Out Refinance Boom

5 Reasons to Include Broker-Managed Assumptions in Your MSR Valuation

It’s Time to Set Servicing Grids Aside for More Precise MSR Valuation

Manage Risk & Increase Returns With the Right Hedging Option

The Journey to Securitization: Understanding Pricing Inputs

What’s That Loan Worth, Anyway?

Have We Seen The Worst Of The Pricing Stress For Non-Owner-Occupied Properties?

Stressed Bulk Aggregator Pricing Continues for Non-Owner-Occupied Properties

Social Media for Loan Officers: Building Your Brand

Observing the Secondary Marketing Impacts of GSE Caps on Non-Owner-Occupied Properties

Don’t Agonize Over Securitization, Plan for It

In the Game of Recapture, Your Data is the MVP

It’s Time to Prepare for Pushback on N/O/O and other “High-Risk” Mortgage Acquisitions

What’s Hiding in the Shadows of Your Company’s Online Reputation?

API Webhooks Usher New Frontier for Real-Time, Automated Data Transactions

Impact on Mortgage Rates from Rising 10-Year Treasury Yields

How Often Should MSRs Be Valued?

The Bifurcation of Refinance and Purchase Rates

Solving Agency Loan Pool-Level Constraints

The Risks & Rewards of Social Media in Mortgage

Social Media for Loan Officers—Building Your Brand

Video Chat With HousingWire: How Lenders Will Benefit From Black Knight’s Acquisition of Optimal Blue

Discover the Power of Integrated Mobile Rate Locking

Great News!...? FHA Will Start Taking Loans in Forbearance, but Not All of the Risk

How Data And Analytics Can Give Lenders A Competitive Edge In A Changing Market

Time to Start Thinking About Getting Conventional Loans Out of Forbearance

COVID-19 Forbearance Issues & Cash-out Considerations

Mortgage Volumes Still Strong Despite Economic Uncertainty

Downside Risks in the Mortgage Market

Is the Virus-related Mortgage Market Turmoil Abating?

The CARES Act and its Impact on the Economy and the Mortgage Market

Recent Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and its Impact on Today's Mortgage Pipelines

Emergency Actions in Response to COVID-19 & the Implications of the Policy Actions

Market Volatility and the Anatomy of Mortgage Rates

Thoughts from the Desk...

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Market Commentary: Economic Outlook & the Impact of Global Politics

Four TPO Mistakes To Avoid & Corrective Actions for Partner Success

Market Commentary: The Impact of Lock Pull-Through on Hedge Performance & Profitability

Automating the Secondary Marketing Function: Part III

Market Commentary: The Impact of Rate Movement and Loan Characteristics on Servicing Value

Automating the Secondary Marketing Function: Part II

Market Commentary: The Impact of Rates, Seasonality, and Appreciation on Mortgage Volumes

Market Commentary: Optimal Blue Examines the Mid-Cycle Adjustment

Market Commentary: Rates Are Falling, Will It Continue?

Automating the Secondary Marketing Function: Part I

Market Commentary: The Impact of Low Rates on Lender Profitability

Market Commentary: Monetary Policy Impact on the Mortgage Market

Examining the Bid Tape Assignment of Trade Strategy

Market Commentary: Rates Falling, Are Volumes Responding?

Bid Tape: A Reflection & Tomorrow's Opportunity

Social Media Compliance: Monitoring vs. Auditing

Who's at Risk? Originator License Renewal Concerns

A Loan Officers Guide to Secondary Marketing - Part II

The Digital Mortgage Marketplace Explained

4 Key Points to Consider When Transitioning from Best Efforts to Mandatory Delivery

How Does a Credit Score Impact Loan Payments?

A Loan Officers Guide to Secondary Marketing - Part I

A Lenders Obligation to Social Media Compliance