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Lincoln Federal achieved 99.9% accuracy despite 288% volume fluctuation, saving $12K annually with MCT’s full-service Lock Desk.
In this post, we will provide an overview for implementing mandatory loan sale delivery and how mortgage bankers like Andrew Stringer at First Bank were (…)
In this webinar, MCT will discuss how lenders are leveraging mandatory loan sale delivery to improve profitability and manage risk with pipeline hedging. MCT will (…)
Last year’s regional banking crisis, pressure from the market downturn on mortgage originators, and recent events have all changed the warehouse lending landscape. Learn to (…)
In this blog post, MCT experts delve into the nature of an AOT execution, the impact of bid tape AOT on TBA positions, how automation (…)
This whitepaper will review information on moving to mandatory loan sales through mortgage pipeline hedging, the strategy of hedging, the benefits of hedging, and how (…)
In this whitepaper, we will explore the relationship between consumer loan pricing and capital market conditions to address common misconceptions and illustrate the processes involved (…)
In this article, we examine the relationship between the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield and fixed mortgage rates.
Credit unions can leverage mandatory loan sale delivery to improve profitability and manage risk with pipeline hedging. This paper discusses that, as well as all (…)
Alpha Mortgage Case Study
In this case study, Mr. Collins describes how MCT’s BAM Marketplace enabled him to decrease his average approval times with buyers and achieve an impressive (…)
In this article, we will provide a detailed explanation for how mortgage prices are determined, reviewing all the factors that influence mortgage lenders' pricing decisions (…)
In this article, we will discuss the role of a broker versus banker and how a secondary market professional can make the transition from broker (…)

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