After settling FTC concerns order over antitrust issues surrounding ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight, the deal has been finalized, with federal regulators dropping their opposition to the acquisition.
Read More »Home Price Index Reveals Record-High Prices; Early Signs of Market Shift
The Black Knight Home Price Index hit another all-time high in July, with the annual rate of growth jumping to +2.3% from a revised +0.9% in June
Read More »Mortgage Monitor: Rate Locks Drop to Five-Year Low
The latest Mortgage Monitor Report published by Black Knight revealed that, even amid typical seasonal downturns, rate lock volumes declined to record lows in year-end data.
Read More »Refinance Levels Hit Lows Last Seen in 2019
"With interest rates now at their highest level in 20 years, the refi market is rapidly approaching a bottom," said Scott Happ, President of Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight.
Read More »Mortgage Tech Update: Part II
Hybrid work-from-home models and consumer demand for slick apps and digital self-service have turned the way the industry does business upside down. MReport assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the mortgage sector is working to keep up with both homebuyer and internal team demands in the second part of this two-part series.
Read More »Mortgage Tech Update: Part I
Hybrid work-from-home models and consumer demand for slick apps and digital self-service have turned the way the industry does business upside down. MReport assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the mortgage sector is working to keep up with both homebuyer and internal team demands in this two-part series.
Read More »Black Knight Announces Executive Changes, Acquisition of Optimal Blue
Black Knight will appoint Anthony Jabbour as Executive Chairman of the Board, Joe Nackashi as CEO, and Kirk Larsen as President/CFO, and finalizes deal for digital marketplace operator.
Read More »Rate Locks Down Nearly 5% Overall in November
The latest Originations Market Monitor from Black Knight Inc, shows a big slowdown in momentum in November as rate lock volumes fell across the board, driven by rate/term refinance originations dropping ...
Read More »8.8M Borrowers Have Saved $14B By Refinancing
Since the start of the pandemic, homeowners have reduced their mortgage payments by more than $1.3 billion per month through rate and term refinances.
Read More »Black Knight Streamlines Pricing and Data Synchronization
New integration between Optimal Blue PPE and the Empower LOS geared toward achieving greater pricing accuracy in a competitive marketplace.
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