PLANO, Texas, Aug. 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced it will host its 2026 Optimal Blue Summit from February 23-25 at the Talking Stick Resort and Conference Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Building on the success of its inaugural event, the 2026 Summit will bring together the company’s clients and integration partners, along […]
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Press Release: Refinances tick up and non-QM hits record high as purchase activity falls nearly 5% in July
By Send2Press Newswire on August 12, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Reports and Studies
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 12, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today released its July 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found a 3% month-over-month (MoM) drop in overall rate lock volume, led by a nearly 5% drop in purchase activity as affordability remained strained. Mortgage rates rose MoM across all loan types.
Press Release: Optimal Blue’s New Brand Reflects Its Modern Technology and Proven Expertise and Leadership
By Send2Press Newswire on August 11, 2025 in Advertising and Marketing, Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Technology
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today launched a new brand that emphasizes the company’s market leadership in delivering modern innovation backed by decades of proven, trusted performance. “Optimal Blue is operating in an era defined by accuracy, scale, speed and artificial intelligence – and our new brand embodies that,” said […]
Press Release: Optimal Blue Fully Automates Best Efforts Locking Directly with Investors
By Send2Press Newswire on July 30, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Software, Technology
PLANO, Texas, July 30, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced a new capability in its industry-leading product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine that fully automates the process for a lock desk user to execute best efforts locks directly with participating investors via API. By eliminating the last remaining manual step in the locking […]
Press Release: Refis, Product Shifts and Strong Agency Participation Define June Market Advantage Report
By Send2Press Newswire on July 8, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Reports and Studies
PLANO, Texas, July 8, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today released its June 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report showing total lock volume rose 1.95% month-over-month (MoM), driven by increased refinance activity. Refinance share climbed from 16% to 18% of all locks as rate-and-term refinances jumped 17.4% MoM and 18.4% year-over-year (YoY). Cash-out refinances […]
Press Release: Optimal Blue Releases May Data Findings, Announces Expansion of Monthly Report for More Comprehensive Lender Profitability Insights
By Send2Press Newswire on June 10, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Reports and Studies
PLANO, Texas, June 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today released the May 2025 edition of its now-expanded Market Advantage mortgage data report, which features newly added borrower profile and capital market datasets for a more comprehensive picture of early-stage mortgage activity and loan profitability. The enhancements come at a critical time for mortgage […]
Press Release: Optimal Blue Launches New Lead Generation Tool for Originators
By Send2Press Newswire on June 9, 2025 in Advertising and Marketing, Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Product Launches
PLANO, Texas, June 9, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced a new product that helps originators efficiently track and identify refinance opportunities so they can reengage borrowers with eligible refinance options at the right time. Available to Optimal Blue PPE users, Capture for Originators dramatically reduces the manual effort loan officers currently spend […]
Press Release: CaptainU Relaunches as Stack Athlete, Enhancing the College Sports Recruiting Journey for Athletes
By Send2Press Newswire on June 3, 2025 in Business, Education, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Sports and Activities, Technology
PLANO, Texas, June 3, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CaptainU, one of the leading online collegiate sports recruiting platforms, announced its relaunch as Stack Athlete on May 20, 2025. This change reflects Stack Athlete’s ongoing commitment to empowering high school athletes, parents, and college coaches with the best tools to navigate the recruiting journey, now with […]
Press Release: Optimal Blue Releases Executive-Level AI Insights Tool, Ask Obi, to Clients
By Send2Press Newswire on May 19, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Product Launches, Software, Technology
PLANO, Texas, May 19, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced that Ask Obi, an AI-powered assistant designed to help mortgage lending executives extract real-time insights from across Optimal Blue’s capital markets platform, is now generally available to all PPE clients. Introduced at the company’s inaugural user conference in February and refined through beta […]
Press Release: Lock Volume Rises 3.2% in April, Driven by Uptick in FHA Loans, Despite Economic Volatility
By Send2Press Newswire on May 13, 2025 in Business, Finance, PLANO, Texas, Press Releases, Reports and Studies
PLANO, Texas, May 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today released its April 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report showing total loan lock volume rose 3.2% month-over-month (MoM) as the spring homebuying season progressed, with purchase locks up 7.5% despite ongoing economic pressures.