Optimal Blue: Rate Lock Volume Up 3.5% in July

Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, released its Optimal Blue Market Advantage report for July, finding that the overall rate lock volume was up 3.5% month-over-month.

Rate Locks Fall Across All Loan Types

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said despite a leveling off in interest rates, lock volumes fell another 4.8% from April, with monthly declines seen across both rate/term (-23.6%) and cash-out (-11.9%) refinances.