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Non-QM Growth, Jobs Data, and Market Trends | Optimal Insights | July 7, 2026
Episode 91
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. In this episode, the Optimal Insights team discusses recent unemployment data, labor force partic…
4 hours ago
250 Years of Housing Finance | Market Update | Optimal Insights | June 30, 2026
Episode 90
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. In this episode, Jim Glennon, James Cahill, and Alex Hebner discuss recent developments in mortga…
1 week ago
Fed Shifts Signal a New Era for Mortgage Markets | Optimal Insights | June 23, 2026
Episode 89
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. The team breaks down current mortgage market conditions, including rate stability, Treasury yield…
2 weeks ago
MBA Chairman’s Conference Insights & Market Updates | June 16, 2026
Episode 88
In this episode of Optimal Insights, Jim Glennon invites Mike Vough to share insights from the MBA Chairman’s Conference, highlighting key themes dis…
3 weeks ago
Fed Expectations, Inflation Focus & May Market Advantage | Optimal Insights | June 9, 2026
Episode 87
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights.
In this episode, Jim Glennon and James Cahill deliver the market update, covering the latest jobs …
4 weeks ago
Inflation, Jobs, and Phil Ganz's Broker Growth Playbook | June 2, 2026
Episode 86
In this episode of Optimal Insights, Jim Glennon and Alex Hebner open with a market update focused on inflation trends, labor market conditions, and …
1 month ago
Market Update and MBA Secondary Takeaways | Optimal Insights | May 26, 2026
Episode 85
In this episode of Optimal Insights, the team delivers a timely market update followed by key takeaways from the MBA Secondary Conference in New York…
1 month, 1 week ago
From Market Whiplash to MSR Hedging Strategy | Optimal Insights | May 19
Episode 84
In this episode, Jim, James, and Alex kick things off with a market update focused on inflation, rate volatility, and broader investor sentiment. The…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
CPI, Rates & MSR 101: Multiples, Prepayments, Retain vs. Release | Optimal Insights | May 12
Episode 83
In this week’s episode of Optimal Insights, Jim Glennon, Alex Hebner, and James Cahill discuss mortgage rate context, the latest labor market data, a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sara Holtz on How Mortgage Leaders Can Use AI to Improve Decision-Making
In this bonus episode of Optimal Insights, recorded at HousingWire’s The Gathering, Sara Holtz, CMO at Optimal Blue, shares a practical framework for…
2 months ago