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April 14, 2026A Day on the Hedging Desk + Market Update | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | April 14, 2026
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April 8, 2026How an API-First Strategy Strengthens Mortgage Pricing, Automation, and Market Discipline
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April 7, 2026Labor Trends, Inflation Watch & March Market Advantage Preview | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | April 7
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April 7, 2026AI in Hedging and Trading: How CompassEdge Automation Can Support Operational ROI
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March 31, 2026Mortgage Market Update: Energy Pressures, Rate Expectations, and the Credit Scoring Debate | March 31
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March 25, 2026Oil Shock & Rising Rates: This Week’s Market Breakdown | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Mar. 24, 2026
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March 18, 2026AI, Machine Learning, and the Virtual Economist | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Mar. 17, 2026
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March 11, 2026Labor Trends and February 2026 Market Advantage Data | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | March 9, 2026
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March 4, 2026Market Volatility, Iran Conflict, and the Optimal Blue Summit | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | March 2, 2026
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February 27, 2026Summit 2026 General Sessions: Leadership Perspectives Shaping Mortgage Capital Markets
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February 25, 2026What’s Happening in MSRs and Servicing, Plus Last Week’s Tariff Ruling | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Feb. 23, 2026
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February 18, 2026Falling Rates, Inflation Trends, and HousingWire Summit Insights | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Feb. 17, 2026
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February 11, 2026Rate Stability, Soft Jobs & Investor Shifts + Jan. 2026 Data | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Feb. 9, 2026
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February 4, 2026Why Mortgage Data Standards Matter More Than Ever with MISMO’s Brian Vieaux | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Feb. 2
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January 28, 2026FICO’s Julie May on Credit Scores, Lenders’ Choice & the Future of Risk Modeling | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Jan. 26
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January 21, 2026Early 2026 Indicators: Housing and Rates Respond to a Packed First 2 Weeks | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Jan. 20
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January 14, 20262026 Mortgage Trends, Jobs Data & Fed Under Fire | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Jan. 12
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January 7, 2026Recap: FOMC Turnover, Labor Signals & Global Shockwaves + December 2025 Data | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Jan. 5
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December 10, 2025Tariffs, Fed Cuts, and November 2025 Market Advantage Data | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Dec. 8
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December 3, 2025Shutdown Aftershocks and the Fed’s Next Move | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Dec. 1
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November 26, 2025Fed Rate Outlook, MSR Market Shifts & Home Equity Trends | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Nov. 24
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November 19, 2025Government’s Back, Fed’s Talking, FHFA’s Buzzing + Market Advantage | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Nov. 17
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November 14, 2025Mobile Loan Locking and the Evolution of Modern Mortgage Operations
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November 12, 2025Shutdown Signals, Affordability, and the Future of Mortgage with Anita Padilla-Fitzgerald | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Nov. 10, 2025
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November 5, 2025Macro Crosscurrents: Inflation, Interest Rates, and International Relations | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Nov. 3, 2025
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November 3, 2025Beeline Loans nearly doubles margins in just months with Optimal Blue
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October 29, 2025The Calm Before the Fed: MBA Annual Recap, FHFA Pricing & Sparse Data | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Oct. 27, 2025
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October 22, 2025Economic Crossfire: Shutdowns, Trade Tensions & Banking Jitters | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Oct. 21, 2025
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October 15, 2025Trade Tensions Reignite: China and the U.S. Back in the Ring | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Oct. 13, 2025
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October 8, 2025Tradeweb’s Justin Monahan on MBS Liquidity | Shutdown & Fed Policy | Optimal Insights – Oct. 6, 2025
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October 1, 2025Taylor Rule Talk + ACUMA Highlights | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Sept. 29, 2025
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September 24, 2025The Third Mandate and the Fed's Latest Moves | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Sept. 22, 2025
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September 17, 2025The Pulse of the Market: Interest Rates & Forum Reflections | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Sept. 15, 2025
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September 10, 2025Lower Rates Ahead? Breaking Down the Economic Signals | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Sept. 8, 2025
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September 3, 2025Post–Labor Day Market Watch: Fed Drama and Economic Signals | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | Sept. 2, 2025
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August 27, 2025Shifting Tides: Rates, Jobs, and AI Momentum | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | August 25, 2025
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August 20, 2025Market Trends, Consumer Sentiment & Optimal Blue’s Exciting Rebrand | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | August 18, 2025
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August 13, 2025Tariffs, Rate Cuts, and the Fannie-Freddie IPO | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | August 11, 2025
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August 6, 2025Foggy Data, Clear Consequences | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | August 4, 2025
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July 30, 2025Navigating the Non-QM Landscape | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | July 28, 2025
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July 23, 2025The Power of Connection in Lending | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | July 21, 2025
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July 16, 2025From Vision to Reality: Joe Tyrrell on Embracing AI and Automation | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | July 14, 2025
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July 9, 2025Fiscal Firepower and the Future of Interest Rates | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | July 7, 2025
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July 2, 2025Do ARMs Have Legs in This Market? | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | June 30, 2025
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June 18, 2025The Cost of Borrowing: How Personal & Public Spending Shape Interest Rates | Key Insights from Optimal Insights | June 16, 2025
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June 11, 2025The Art of the Complex Loan: Vince Zenner on Non-QM Strategy | Market Updates – Key Insights from Optimal Insights | June 9, 2025
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June 4, 2025Global Pressures, Sticky Rates: Forces Driving Interest Rates Higher – Key Insights from Optimal Insights | June 2, 2025
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May 28, 2025Recap: Market Disruptors, GSE Shakeups, and Insights from MBA Secondary – Key Insights from Optimal Insights | May 27, 2025
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May 21, 2025Recap: AI Unpacked: Leveraging AI to Transform Mortgage Operations – Key Insights from Optimal Insights | May 19, 2025
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April 22, 2025Success With TBA Trading: Managing Counterparties, Executing Efficiently, and Avoiding Pitfalls
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March 24, 2025Recap: Navigating Economic Uncertainty and Rising Delinquencies | Optimal Insights | March 24, 2025
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March 17, 2025Recap: Navigating Tariff-Induced Market Volatility | Optimal Insights | March 17, 2025
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March 10, 2025Recap: Mortgage Market Trends and Down Payment Assistance with Rob Chrane: Optimal Insights | March 10, 2025
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March 3, 2025Recap: Market Movers | What You Need to Know This Week in the Mortgage Industry: Optimal Insights | March 3, 2025
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February 24, 2025Recap: Economic Landscape Unpacked | What You Need to Know This Week | Optimal Insights | Feb. 24, 2025
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February 18, 2025Understanding Builder Forward Commitments: What You Need to Know This Week | Optimal Insights | Feb. 18, 2025
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February 10, 2025What You Need to Know This Week: Market Data & Federal Policies | Optimal Insights | Feb. 10, 2025
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February 3, 2025What You Need to Know This Week: Tariffs and AI Developments | Optimal Insights | Feb. 3, 2025
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January 27, 2025What You Need to Know This Week: Impact of CA Fires on Industry | Optimal Insights | Jan. 27, 2025
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January 21, 2025What You Need to Know This Week: New OBMMI Mortgage Rate Futures | Optimal Insights | Jan. 21, 2025
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January 16, 2025Tariffs and Housing: Exploring the Impact of Trade Policies on the U.S. Economy and Housing Market
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January 16, 2025Embracing Innovation and Preparedness: Optimal Blue’s Blueprint for the Future
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January 13, 2025What You Need to Know This Week: Understanding Jobs, Inflation, and Interest Rates | Optimal Insights | Jan. 13, 2025
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January 6, 2025What You Need to Know This Week + Conversation with CapitalW Collective | Optimal Insights | Jan. 6, 2025
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December 23, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: Looking Ahead to 2025 | Optimal Insights | Dec. 23, 2024
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December 16, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: Reflections on 2024 | Optimal Insights | Dec. 16, 2024
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December 9, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: The Impacts of Tariffs on the Economy and Housing | Optimal Insights | Dec. 9, 2024
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December 2, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: Unpacking the 2025 FHFA Loan Limits | Optimal Insights | Dec. 2, 2024
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November 18, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: Current State of MSRs and Recapture | Optimal Insights | Nov. 25, 2024
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November 18, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: What are Mortgage Servicing Rights and Why Should Originators Care? | Optimal Insights | Nov. 18, 2024
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November 11, 2024What You Need to Know This Week: Demystifying Hedging Strategies | Optimal Insights | Nov. 11, 2024
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September 5, 2024As rates drop and refis heat up, recapture borrowers with technology that helps you know who to call and what to say
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June 25, 2024Drive Efficiency and Profitability With Optimal Blue’s Competitive Data License
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November 27, 2023Best Efforts to Mandatory Spread: Determining the Risk and Reward of Pipeline Hedging
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