Rate-lock activity is benefiting from lower mortgage rates. Tariffs remain a wild card in the mortgage space and the housing market more broadly. Markets have responded poorly to Donald Trump’s trade ...
Despite a whipsaw of mortgage rates at the start of the month, mortgage purchase lock volume rose 7.5% in April, according to a report from Optimal Blue. Overall, lock volume rose 3.2% from March. The ...
IMAGE CAPTION: Optimal Blue's October 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report. | Optimal Blue today released its October 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, showing that rate-lock activity ...