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Optimal Blue: April Originations Market Monitor Shows Rise in Lock Counts
Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, released its April Originations Market Monitor report, which showed the first year-over-year increase in purchase mortgage lock counts since March 2022.

People in the News, April 22, 2024
Industry personnel news from MBA, Dovenmuehle, Optimal Blue and Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services.

Industry Briefs, April 15, 2024
Industry news from MIAC Analytics, Power Forward Communities, Vesta, Optimal Blue and Merchants Bank.

Optimal Blue: Homebuyer Credit Score Reaches High of 737
Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, released its March 2024 Originations Market Monitor report, finding that the average homebuyer credit score–at 737–is the highest since the firm began tracking the data in 2018.

Industry Briefs, April 12, 2024
Industry news from MIAC Analytics, Power Forward Communities, Vesta, Optimal Blue and Merchants Bank.

Optimal Blue’s Melissa Leidy: Discretion or Discrimination? Lenders Face Tight Scrutiny on Pricing Concessions
A 2015 survey by Garrett, McAuley found that roughly half of respondents were monitoring fair lending compliance of their pricing concessions as expected by regulators. While the mortgage market has shifted since 2015, challenges in navigating the waters of pricing concessions and fair lending persist and could present more risk than you think.

People in the News, April 1, 2024
Industry personnel news from Freddie Mac, Optimal Blue, AmeriHome Mortgage and Planet Home Lending.