Optimal Blue data shows purchase activity carrying the market while refinance volume turns more selective
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The mortgage market achieved a more balanced mix in February as purchase money loans rebounded from a disappointing January
Tech provider has appointed Fuad Nasir as vice president of product management to enhance hedging, trading, and risk analytics capabilities across its capital markets platform
MeridianLink has integrated Optimal Blue’s real-time pricing and eligibility technology into its mortgage platform to streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and enhance automation for lenders
Non-QM lending closed 2025 with record momentum, capturing more than 9% of total lock volume as investor demand and alternative credit programs continued to reshape origination strategies
Optimal Blue has promoted Lanny Rogers to CFO and Jeremy Moreno to CRO to strengthen financial strategy, unify revenue functions, and support the company’s next stage of growth
If certified, the case will become one of the largest antitrust actions in housing finance history
Refinances rose to 26% of originations last month, though purchase activity is beginning typical seasonal decline
Originators finding more opportunities in investor-driven and self-employed borrower segments
Forms mortgage business unit aiming to become ‘the intelligence layer across the entire mortgage origination lifecycle’