HousingWire recently sat down with Erin Wester, Optimal Blue’s chief product officer and a 2024 HousingWire Women of Influence honoree, to discuss how lenders can simplify capital markets operations and improve profitability with the right technology partner. Sarah Wheeler: Capital markets is often viewed as the most complex part of mortgage lending. Do you believe […]
The mortgage servicing industry faces significant challenges in managing cash flows efficiently. In real terms, the crux of the problem isn’t so much inefficiencies as it is transparency into the extent of the problem — in investor accounting, what you don’t know can hurt you. Lenders, investors, and borrowers are all impacted by this lack
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To add to the list of dramatic events in 2025, Moody’s downgraded U.S. credit by one notch on Friday — from Aaa to Aa1 — raising concerns about mortgage rates. Moody’s pointed to increasing debt and interest payment ratios notably higher than those of comparable sovereign nations. This downgrade has sparked a range of reactions
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