Optimal Blue Podcasts – Optimal Insights & Market Advantage

Looking Ahead to 2025 & Year-End Market Wrap | Dec. 23, 2024


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Welcome to this week’s episode of Optimal Insights. In this episode, our experts offer an analysis of the economic landscape as we approach the new year.

Jim Glennon, Jeff McCarty, and Ben Larcombe discuss the Federal Reserve's recent announcements and their implications for interest rates, highlighting a potential pause in rate cuts moving into 2025. The team reflects on the economic events of 2024 while offering insights on key areas to monitor in the coming year, including governmental policies and market trends that could impact the mortgage industry.

Join us as we wrap up the year and prepare for a return on January 6, 2025, with more insightful commentary.

Tune in to gain valuable insights to help you stay ahead and maximize your profitability in the ever-evolving mortgage landscape. #OptimizeYourAdvantage #MaximizeProfitability

Hosts and Guests:

  • Jim Glennon, VP of Hedging & Trading Client Services, Optimal Blue
  • Jeff McCarty, Director of Hedging Product, Optimal Blue
  • Ben Larcombe

Production Team:

  • Executive Producer: Sara Holtz
  • Producer: Matt Gilhooly

Commentary included in the podcast shall not be construed as, nor is Optimal Blue providing, any legal, trading, hedging, or financial advice.

Keywords: Real-time data insights, Capital markets commentary, Mortgage industry, Profitability, Lenders, Investors, Rate fluctuations, Mortgage landscape, Expert advice, Optimal Blue, Secondary marketing automation, Pricing accuracy, Margin protection, Risk management, Originators, Originations

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