Best Practices for Pool Optimization

This webinar is scheduled for March 19th at 11AM PT.

What does it take to optimize your mortgage pools in today’s market, and are spec pay-ups playing a bigger role in your strategy than you realize? Join MCT’s Jessica Visniskie and Paul Yarbrough as they explore the nuances of specified pools in residential mortgages, unpacking their distinct prepayment characteristics and the downstream impact on hedging and pricing strategies.

As spec pay-ups continue to expand across the market, lenders and capital markets teams who understand how to price and manage these pools effectively can unlock meaningful execution advantages. In this practical, capital-markets-focused session, you’ll walk away with actionable best practices for incorporating spec pool dynamics into your overall optimization strategy.

Topics include:

  • Prepayment behavior differences between spec and non-spec locks and their risk management implications.
  • Why spec pay-ups are becoming increasingly inescapable in today’s market.
  • Front-end pricing approaches for specified pools to improve execution and protect margin.
  • Hedging strategy considerations unique to spec pools.

 

 

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Webinar Presenters:

Paul Yarbrough, Senior Director, Head of CSG and Data & Analytics, MCT

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Jessica Visniskie, Director, Client Success Group, MCT

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Webinar Details

Webinar Date:

3/19/26

Webinar Start Time:

11:00am Pacific

Webinar Location:

Virtual – Register Above