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Inside Optimal Blue’s AI Labs: Advancing AI in Mortgage Lending
Episode 103
In this episode of Optimal Insights, the team begins with a market update covering mortgage rate volatility, inflation concerns, Federal Reserve comm…
8 hours ago
Mortgage Rates Top 7%: Fed Policy, Inflation, and the Q4 Housing Market
Episode 102
In this episode of Optimal Insights, Jim Glennon, Alex Hebner, and James Cahill take a step back to assess where the mortgage and capital markets sta…
1 week ago
Finding the Next Basis Point: Rates, Capital Markets & Mortgage Strategy
Episode 101
In this episode of Optimal Insights, the team discusses the factors driving mortgage rates higher as the 10-year Treasury approaches 5% and mortgage …
2 weeks ago
Live from the Optimal Insights Forum: Non-QM Growth, Hedging and Housing Trends | 9.11.26
Recorded live at the Optimal Insights Forum in Nashville, this special bonus episode features Vimi Vasudeva and Jim Glennon reflecting on notable the…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
August 2026 Mortgage Data, HELOC Growth & 100 Episodes of Optimal Insights
Episode 100
This special 100th episode of Optimal Insights features four distinct segments covering mortgage markets, industry trends, housing finance data, and …
3 weeks ago
Fuad Nasir on AI, Risk Management & the Future of Mortgage Capital Markets Optimal Insights | 9.1.26
Episode 99
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. Jim Glennon, Alex Hebner, and James Cahill break down the latest market developments heading into…
4 weeks ago
Protect the House: Todd Leddon on Capital Markets, AI & Execution Strategy | 8.24.26
Episode 98
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. In this episode, special guest Todd Leddon, EVP and Chief Capital Markets Officer at LeaderOne Fi…
1 month ago
Insights from HW AI Summit & CMBA Western Secondary: AI, Growth & Market Strategy | 8.18.26
Episode 97
Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. The team begins with a discussion of inflation trends, Federal Reserve policy expectations, housi…
1 month, 1 week ago
July 2026 Mortgage Market Data, New Industry Trends & Virtual Economist Forecasts | 8.11.26
Episode 96
In this episode of Optimal Insights, Alex Hebner and James Cahill break down the latest economic developments influencing mortgage markets, including…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What Lenders Are Talking About: Non-QM, Credit Scores, and AI + Market Update | August 4, 2026
Episode 95
In this episode of Optimal Insights, Jim Glennon, Alex Hebner, and James Cahill break down the latest market developments impacting mortgage rates an…
1 month, 3 weeks ago