BLUELINE Blog

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

27 November, 2023 / by Steve Baselice

The best efforts to mandatory spread is a measurement the industry monitors to assess the risk/reward of employing a mandatory delivery strategy and an accompanying pipeline hedging strategy. While there are many factors to consider when deciding whether selling best efforts or [...]

Bank Failure Drama: Actions You Can Take to Mitigate Risk

16 March, 2023 / by Jim Glennon

As you likely know by now, two banks failed in the last week. This marks the first collapse of a U.S. bank since 2020, and two of the three largest bank failures ever. In the aftermath, we’re left to question what happened, how will it affect our industry and is there anything [...]

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

09 February, 2023 / by Mike Vough

With the run up in servicing valuations and portfolio sizes in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, a new level of scrutiny is warranted on mortgage servicing rights (MSR) portfolios. The industry is accustomed to reviewing pipelines daily for profitability, risk exposure and data [...]

Free eBook: 5 Steps for Improving Secondary Marketing Profitability

16 September, 2022 / by Kevin McMahon

Mortgage bankers are constantly thinking through strategies to drive profitability, whether that’s growth in top-line revenue or added efficiencies. But with many dynamics largely out of their control such as regulatory requirements, volatile origination markets and labor force [...]

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

12 July, 2022 / by Steve Norak

The March 2020 bond rally set off by the global pandemic may have passed, but the impact of the volatile 2020 TBA market persists – even as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) proposes new liquidity requirements.

Lock and Shop Loan Strategies in Volatile Markets

08 July, 2022 / by Vik Kasparian

Published July 8, 2022

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

01 July, 2022 / by Jim Glennon

Published July 1, 2022

3 Characteristics of a Quality Mortgage Pricing Data Source

15 June, 2022 / by Brennan O’Connell

Faced with the double-edged sword of a rising rate environment and a shrinking number of borrowers, pricing strategy is critical to origination success. Finding ways to maintain production levels, while not giving away the farm on margin, is top of mind for all originators as we [...]

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

25 April, 2022 / by Ravi Desai

Published April 25, 2022

Trusting Your Hedge System in Today’s Volatile Marketplace

18 April, 2022 / by Justin Roddel

Published April 18, 2022