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Hedging & TradingMitigate pipeline risk and simplify loan sales
CaptureIncrease production and recapture business
Compliance & Counterparty OversightAutomate oversight to protect and monitor lenders with Comergence
MSR ValuationGain visibility into MSR portfolios

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AI & AutomationTransform lending with intelligent automation
Market Data & Business IntelligenceReal-time insights on mortgage pricing and demand
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Products

Product & Pricing for Mortgage LendersEnterprise PPE for pricing, locking, & margin management
Product & Pricing for Mortgage BrokersTurnkey PPE for pricing & borrower engagement with Loansifter
Hedging & TradingMitigate pipeline risk and simplify loan sales
CaptureIncrease production and recapture business
Compliance & Counterparty OversightAutomate oversight to protect and monitor lenders with Comergence
MSR ValuationGain visibility into MSR portfolios

Platform

AI & AutomationTransform lending with intelligent automation
Market Data & Business IntelligenceReal-time insights on mortgage pricing and demand
Integrations & APIsConnect systems with flexibility and accuracy
Latest InnovationsExplore our latest purpose-built, modern tech solutions

Partner

Partner NetworkAccess the largest secondary marketing network, turnkey connections with leading technology vendors

By Institution Type

IMB
Bank
Credit Union
Broker

By Role

Originator
Executive
Investor
Partner
Capital Markets
Broker
Operational Admin
Developer
Servicer

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Webinars
Research & Reports
Optimal Insights
Market Advantage

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Optimal Blue Summit
Industry Events
Connect With Us

Indices

Mortgage Market Indices (OBMMI)
30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming Index
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  • Hedging & Trading
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  • Compliance & Counterparty Oversight
  • MSR Valuation

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  • Partner Network
  • Integrations & APIs
  • Latest Innovations
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  • Price Loans Accurately
  • Manage Risk & Margin
  • Analyze Market Trends
  • Trade Loans Efficiently
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  • Leverage AI & Automation
  • Power Profitability With Data
  • Recapture Refinance Opportunities
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COMPETITIVE ANALYTICS

Compete better by knowing exactly where you stand in every market.

Remain at the forefront of the competition with sophisticated industry benchmarking tools that illustrate market performance and enable you to compare margins, profitability, and assess the effectiveness of strategies.

BENCHMARK BY PRICING METRICS

QUICKLY ASSESS YOUR PRICING


Rate & Price benchmarking allow you to quickly understanding how your PPE pricing differs from the market so you can quickly assess how conservative or aggressive your pricing is relative to competitors. View these comparisons at the business channel or branch level measured against the market allowing you to hone in on specific strategies based on your site configuration.

QUICKLY ASSESS YOUR PRICING

BENCHMARK BY PRICING STRATEGY

BETTER POSITION YOUR COMPANY FOR SUCCESS


We provide a market comparison for a variety of secondary marketing metrics that impact profitability. View margins and concessions side by side for any region, and compare your organization to the average margin and issued concessions of your competitors. Filter by business channel, institution type, state, MSA, product, and much more.

BETTER POSITION YOUR COMPANY FOR SUCCESS

BENCHMARK BY VOLUME

VIEW LOAN PRODUCTION TRENDS


Advanced volume benchmarking allows you to compare loan production to the overall market and chart trends across specific time periods like week, month, or year. 

Users also benefit from the ability to compare the percentage of locks that observed change requests or lock extensions to the overall market, as well as historically tracking market share by production percentile market rank comparisons. Filtering parameters include:

  • Business channel

  • Institution type

  • State or MSA

  • Loan type

  • And many more!

VIEW LOAN PRODUCTION TRENDS

BENCHMARK BY PROFILE

COMPARE & CHART AT THE LOAN LEVEL


Lending profile benchmarking allows you to easily compare characteristics of your loan production by charting loan level parameters such as FICO, LTV, loan amount, property type, occupancy, loan type, and loan purpose against the overall market.

COMPARE & CHART AT THE LOAN LEVEL

CONFIDENTLY & ACCURATELY GAUGE PERFORMANCE

Optimal Blue has supported the daily activity of mortgage buyers and sellers for close to two decades, generating an incredible amount of transactional data and uniquely positioning them to achieve an entirely new scope of market transparency and competitive insight.

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WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF COMPETITIVE ANALYTICS?


I'm Erin Wester, Chief Product Officer at Optimal Blue. Competitive Analytics is a game changer! Updated with new transactional data daily, it is a sharp contrast to historical HMDA or survey data that lenders have relied upon in the past. Our clients are ecstatic with their sudden ability to have full visibility into what’s happening elsewhere in the market and with their peers. They crave this type of granular data because it puts the power in their hands! Are you ready to hear what all of the buzz is about?

USE CASES

HOW CLIENTS USE OUR COMPETITIVE MORTGAGE MARKET DATA


Gain confidence in geographical pricing strategies by analyzing rate and price comparisons with the market, while simultaneously drilling deep into margin and concession benchmark capabilities.

Manage lock portfolios to ensure loan characteristics match targeted quality, while being able to compare market breakdowns in side-by-side comparisons.

Answer questions around lock volume volatility with competitive data at your fingertips! Not only will you understand your lock volume changes over time, but have the ability to evaluate those trends with your competitors.

INSIGHTS

BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH ACTIONABLE DATA & ANALYTICS


Lenders are experiencing a surge in production, requiring access to real-time business intelligence to understand how well they perform. Discover innovative tools to gauge performance through dynamic visualizations that illustrate market position, compare margins and profitability, and assess the effectiveness of strategies.

COMPETITIVE DATA LICENSE


Competitive Data License empowers lenders to confidently set competitive rates, maximize profitability, and respond swiftly to market changes.

COMPETITIVE DATA LICENSE

COMPETITIVE DATA LICENSE

A DATA SOLUTION TO OPTIMIZE YOUR ADVANTAGE


Optimize margins and remain competitive in any market by analyzing data at a granular level. Unparalleled granularity in Competitive Data License informs pricing decisions that align with set business goals.

With real-time comparative data, benchmark pricing strategies against industry standards. Use data derived from one in three mortgage transactions to gain a comprehensive view of market trends, identify areas for improvement, and adjust strategies accordingly.

DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET


Using data representative of over 35% of U.S. mortgage locks, Competitive Data License empowers lenders to confidently set competitive rates, maximize profitability, and respond swiftly to market changes. Gain actionable insights to identify areas for improvement, replicate successful strategies, and stay ahead in any market.

Optimize your advantage with more granular pricing insights, the ability to benchmark against the market, post-lock information, and competitive analytics.

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ENABLE BETTER DECISIONS


Leverage the full suite of Optimal Blue's actionable data and analytics services to visualize and track performance, compare profit margins, and assess the effectiveness of your secondary marketing strategies.

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