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MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: March 2023 Data

MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: March 2023 Data — a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for March 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.

National Buyers Agents Association Announces Surprising Survey Results for 2023 Homebuyer Concerns

EVERGREEN, Colo., April 4, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A National Buyers Agents Association (NBAA) survey of its members reveals surprising homebuyer concerns. Detailed results of the national survey are included in the association's blog section of its website. Some agents responded in the survey that their markets are not declining.

Rob Chrane of Down Payment Resource honored as a 2023 Tech All-Star by Mortgage Bankers Association

ATLANTA, Ga., April 3, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, announced today that its founder and CEO Rob Chrane has been named a 2023 MBA NewsLink Tech All-Star by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA is the leading professional group for the mortgage industry with more than 2,100 member companies.

TRUSTSTAR – POWERED BY SENSA AI – AI Driven INSIGHTS for Realty and Mortgage

AUSTIN, Texas, March 30, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In the fall of 2022, TecnoTree acquired TrustStar, a SaaS application using proprietary artificial intelligence designed to provide mortgage loan officers with a simple way to access relevant market data to grow their businesses. TrustStar delivers a robust set of features that include loan officer insights, listing trends, realtor match, intelligent recruiting, lender competition, and many more through its powerful artificial intelligence platform, and now powered by Tecnotree, a world leader of 5G multi-cloud enabled digital technology.

IndiSoft partners with FormFree to streamline the delivery of housing counseling services to underserved consumers

ATHENS, Ga., March 30, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FormFree® today announced that developer of collaborative solutions for the housing finance industry, IndiSoft, is leveraging FormFree's Passport® to enable HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (HCAs) to provide more effective and expeditious consumer counseling.

MMI Announces Small and Mid-Size Business Channel and New Account Executive, Heath Liles

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 30, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced it has expanded access to its platform with a new user tier for small and mid-size (SMB) independent mortgage lenders and brokers. Previously focused on enterprise accounts, MMI is now making a dedicated effort to providing value to the individual and SMB spaces.

Dovenmuehle adds Anna Krogh as Vice President of Business Development to expand mortgage subservicer’s footprint

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., March 29, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (Dovenmuehle), a leading mortgage subservicing company, announced today that Anna Krogh has been hired as the company's vice president of business development. In this role, her responsibilities will include growing Dovenmuehle's client list by sourcing new prospects and fostering and developing long-term relationships and clients.

MMI welcomes Shayna Wilmet as its newest Regional Director of Growth

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 24, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced Shayna Wilmet as its newest regional director of growth. Wilmet's responsibilities will include consulting and strategizing with MMI's growing roster of mortgage enterprise clients, which includes 20 of the top 25 lenders in the nation, to identify growth opportunities to drive adoption and increase return on investment (ROI).

Critical Defect Rate Reaches Report-High in Q3 2022, Per ACES Quality Management Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report

DENVER, Colo., March 23, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report covering the third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.
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SocialCoach.io Welcomes Fintech Pro Andria Lightfoot and Launches AI Driven Social Media Marketing Solution

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- SocialCoach (socialcoach.io), a leading mortgage and real estate social media technology platform today announced the appointment of Andria Lightfoot as company President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) amidst their first-even AI Driven Social Media product launch.

78.9% of metro Atlanta residential housing inventory is eligible for down payment assistance – offsetting price and interest rate impact for...

ATLANTA, Ga., March 21, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As metro Atlanta homebuyers encounter the challenging trifecta of sharply rising home prices, elevated interest rates and institutional investor depletion of starter home inventory, Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting home buyers with homebuyer assistance programs, released a comprehensive report on the 46 active metro Atlanta homebuyer assistance programs.

S&P Global Ratings affirms Dovenmuehle’s Above Average rating and stable outlook

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., March 21, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (Dovenmuehle), a leading mortgage subservicing company, announced today that Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) has affirmed its Above Average rating of Dovenmuehle as a residential mortgage loan primary servicer with a stable outlook. Dovenmuehle has been ranked as Above Average by S&P for the past 12 years without interruption.

The Mortgage Firm selects LiteSpeed from LenderLogix as its POS Platform

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 21, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced The Mortgage Firm, a Florida-based independent retail mortgage lender with branches located throughout the U.S., has selected its streamlined point-of-sale (POS) platform LiteSpeed to power its application process and deliver a superior borrower experience at the initial point of contact.
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Nomis Solutions Featured in Tech Demo Super Session at Consumer Bankers Association Live Conference – CBA LIVE 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Nomis Solutions (Nomis), the leading provider of end-to-end pricing lifecycle management technology, announces its sponsorship of the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) annual conference, 'LIVE.' In addition to the sponsorship, Nomis will be one of 10 companies featured in CBA Live's Tech Demo Super Session. The session explores innovations from top financial service providers including Salesforce, Blend and Glia.

LenderLogix increased organic growth by 150% amongst its client base of independent mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions in 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 16, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced significant growth within its client base in 2022, increasing its number of partnered lending institutions by 150%. The company also maintained a net promoter score (NPS) of 86 based on feedback from the thousands of lenders and real estate agents that interact with LenderLogix and its suite of mortgage technology.

GreenLyne adopts FormFree’s Residual Income Knowledge Index to unlock greater inclusivity in mortgage lending

ATHENS, Ga., March 15, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FormFree® today announced that Inclusive-Finance-as-a-Service platform GreenLyne has enhanced its ability to help lenders identify home financing opportunities for underserved consumers with its adoption of FormFree's Residual Income Knowledge Index™ (RIKI™).
MCT - Mortgage Capital Trading

BSI Financial Joins MCT Co-Issue Marketplace BAMCO

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced that BSI Financial Services (BSI) has become the latest investor to join BAMCO, MCT's new marketplace for co-issue loan sales. BAMCO brings co-issue transactions directly into MCT's whole loan trading platform and improves price transparency by connecting unapproved sellers to live executions from potential buyers.

Percy announces agenda for fifth annual National Home Valuation Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 14, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Percy, maker of pre-mover data intelligence-driven client engagement and retention tools for real estate brokers and mortgage lenders, today announced the agenda for its annual National Home Valuation Week (NHVW) event, which will be held virtually on April 3-7, 2023.

MMI Announces Launch of ‘Mortgage Industry Benchmarks’ Report

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 9, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced the launch of the "Mortgage Industry Benchmarks" report, a monthly newsletter compiling lender and loan officer (LO) production data and trends to facilitate peer-to-peer comparison.
MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: February 2023 data

MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: February 2023 data from a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for February 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.

iEmergent’s Laird Nossuli honored with National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s 2023 Women of Inspiration award

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 8, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that its CEO Laird Nossuli was recognized by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) as one of its 2023 Women of Inspiration. The awards program highlights female visionaries who are paving the way for the next generation of women in mortgage lending.
NotaryCam

NotaryCam makes 5th appearance on HousingWire Tech100 list of innovative technology

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and a pioneering provider of remote online notarization and identity verification/authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, today announced it has been selected by the publication HousingWire for its annual Tech100 awards program.

Percy honored as a 2023 HW Tech100 company for innovation in real estate and mortgage technology

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Percy, maker of market intelligence-driven client engagement tools for real estate brokers and mortgage lenders, today announced that HousingWire has named it as a 2023 HW Tech100 honoree. The HW Tech100 awards program recognizes the most innovative technology companies reshaping the mortgage and real estate industries.

MMI recognized as one of HousingWire’s Tech100 innovative mortgage technology companies

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today it has been named to the 2023 HousingWire Tech100 Mortgage list. This is MMI's first appearance on the HW Tech100 list.

FormFree selected to HousingWire Tech100 for the ninth year

ATHENS, Ga., March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FormFree® today announced its inclusion in HousingWire's (HW's) annual Tech100 list for the ninth year. The HW Tech100 Mortgage Awards recognize the U.S. housing economy's most innovative and influential fintech companies and solutions.

TrustEngine named to HousingWire’s 2023 Tech100 Mortgage list

OWINGS MILLS, Md., March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TrustEngine™, a provider of data-driven homebuyer engagement and education solutions for lenders, has been selected as a HousingWire (HW) 2023 Tech100 Mortgage Award winner. For 11 years, the HW Tech100 Awards have recognized the most innovative technology companies in the housing economy.

LenderLogix makes Second Appearance on HousingWire’s annual Tech100 list of Innovative Mortgage Technology Firms

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced it has been named to HousingWire magazine's annual Tech100 list. HousingWire's Tech100 award seeks to highlight the most innovative technology companies across the housing sector.

ACES Quality Management Makes Ninth Appearance on HousingWire Tech100 List of Top Mortgage Tech Companies

DENVER, Colo., March 2, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has been selected for the ninth consecutive year by HousingWire magazine for its annual Tech100 awards program. The magazine chose ACES for the continual innovation of its flagship quality control (QC) auditing platform ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

FormFree sharpens focus on decentralizing and democratizing consumer access to credit with strategic divestiture of AccountChek

ATHENS, Ga., March 1, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Founder and CEO Brent Chandler today heralded a new era for FormFree® following its strategic divestiture of asset-verification service AccountChek®. Moving forward, the fintech will focus on products that advance its mission to decentralize and democratize the way consumers understand their financial data and access credit opportunities. Eric Lapin, who joined FormFree in 2022 as chief strategy officer, will guide the company's next chapter as president.

HomeScout partners with Down Payment Resource to capture consumer demand for homebuyer assistance program information

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 28, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting home buyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced that it has partnered with HomeScout LLC to help mortgage lenders generate and convert more leads by meeting heightened consumer demand for information about affordable pathways to homeownership.

LenderLogix launches LiteSpeed point of sale system to address the needs of small to mid-sized mortgage lenders

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced the launch of LiteSpeed, a streamlined point-of-sale (POS) system designed for small to mid-sized lenders. LiteSpeed delivers lenders the essential POS functionality they need to compete in today's digitally-driven market at a lower cost and without significant investment in the implementation and internal support larger platforms require.

Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association Announces Speaker Lineup for 2023 Sales Rally

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich., Feb. 20, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association (MMLA), the only Michigan-based association dedicated solely to the housing finance industry, has announced the speaker lineup for its 2023 Sales Rally, taking place March 14 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

ACES Quality Management Taps Mortgage and Financial Services QC/Risk Experts to Headline 2023 ACES ENGAGE

DENVER, Colo., Feb. 15, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has announced its speaker lineup for the upcoming ACES ENGAGE conference, taking place at the historic Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, May 17 - 19, 2023.

TrustEngine launches lending’s most comprehensive borrower intelligence platform (BIP)

OWINGS MILLS, Md., Feb. 15, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach today announced their union under the new name TrustEngine™, an identity that embodies the merged organization's vision to help lenders drive undeniable value as clients' trusted financial advisors. The name also reflects the brand's heritage as a trusted service provider to mortgage lenders for more than a quarter-century.

Barr Group Mortgage Closes First eNote Transaction through Click n’ Close’s non-delegated correspondent eNote program

ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 14, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Click n' Close, a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, announced that Alabama-based mortgage banker Barr Group Mortgage has completed the first eNote transaction through Click n' Close's non-delegated correspondent eNote program. Entities participating in the transaction include the registration of the eNote on the MERS® eRegistry (the mortgage industry's approved eNote system of record), Ameris Bank as Barr Group Mortgage's warehouse lender and DocMagic as the eClosing and eVault tech provider.

MonitorBase Launches Instant Inquiry Alerts to Help Lenders Capture More Opportunities

MURRAY, Utah, Feb. 7, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MonitorBase, a mortgage fintech company that monitors prescreened credit information and real-time behavioral data to alert lenders when one of their contacts is in the market to purchase or refinance a home, today announced the launch of instant credit inquiry alerts for their mortgage lender clients.
Lock volume for January 2023 broken out by transaction type

MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: January 2023 Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for January 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.

Percy CEO Charles Williams honored as RISMedia 2023 Real Estate Newsmaker for the second consecutive year

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 3, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Percy, maker of market intelligence-driven client engagement tools for real estate brokers and mortgage lenders, today announced that CEO Charles Williams has been named an RISMedia 2023 Real Estate Newsmaker. Williams was honored in the Futurist category for innovation in the property technology (proptech) field that has enabled real estate brokerages to close more deals and strengthen client relationships.

MMI adds Carol Burke as Regional Director of Enterprise Sales

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 30, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today that Carol Burke has been appointed regional director of enterprise sales. As part of the enterprise sales team, Burke is tasked with expanding MMI's growing roster of mortgage enterprise clients, which now includes 20 of the top 25 lenders in the nation, while also driving brand awareness and adoption in mortgage-related verticals, such as title and insurance.

Down Payment Resource’s Q4 2022 Homeownership Program Index shows homebuyer assistance programs have increased in number for fifth consecutive quarter

ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 26, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the nationwide database for U.S. homebuyer assistance programs, today announced findings from its latest Homeownership Program Index (HPI). The firm's analysis of 2,351 homebuyer assistance programs in its DOWN PAYMENT RESOURCE® database revealed that the net number of homebuyer assistance programs increased by 1.82% from Q3 to Q4 2022.

MMI names Don MacKillop Regional Director of Enterprise Sales

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 26, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today it has hired Don MacKillop as regional director of enterprise sales. In this role, MacKillop will be tasked with expanding MMI's growing roster of mortgage enterprise clients, which now includes 20 of the top 25 lenders in the nation, while also driving brand awareness and adoption in mortgage-related verticals, such as title and insurance.
MCT - Mortgage Capital Trading

Fintech Innovation Firm, MCT, is First to Integrate with Freddie Mac’s Income Limits API

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, is pleased to announce it is the first secondary marketing platform to integrate with Freddie Mac's Income Limits application programming interface (API) created for the first-time home buyer area median income (AMI) limits. Income Limits allows for the accurate pricing of Credit Fee in Price (Exhibit 19, or "Credit Fees") waivers.

MMI appoints Rob Pommier as Regional Director of Enterprise Sales

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 23, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today it has added industry veteran Rob Pommier to the enterprise sales team as regional director. Pommier will be tasked with expanding MMI's growing roster of mortgage enterprise clients, which now includes 20 of the top 25 lenders in the nation, while also driving brand awareness and adoption in mortgage-related verticals, such as title and insurance.

MMI Receives Growth Investment from WestView Capital Partners

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah and BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 20, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today that it has received a growth investment from WestView Capital Partners (WestView), a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle market growth companies.

Sales Boomerang releases Q4 2022 Mortgage Market Opportunities Report

OWINGS MILLS, Md., and IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, and Mortgage Coach, a platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive home loan presentations, today announced the release of Sales Boomerang's latest Mortgage Market Opportunities Report.

ACES Quality Management expands client base by 22% in 2022

DENVER, Colo., Jan. 18, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the company had record growth increasing its client base by 22% amidst significant market volatility. The company also made numerous updates to its ACES Quality Management & Control® software and its free Compliance NewsHub resource, in addition to launching its inaugural ACES ENGAGE conference.

Housing Finance Strategies Announces #HousingDC23

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Housing Finance Strategies Founder & CEO Faith Schwartz today announced the return of the highly successful #HousingDC conference on September 26-27, 2023. More than 2,000 viewers participated in #HousingDC22 presented last September ahead of the midterm elections and post event attendee surveys confirmed high demand for continued delivery.
TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP

TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP Invests in TRAiNED Inc., in a $1 million Simple Agreement for Future Equity

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP (the "Fund") recently participated in a $1 million Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) funding round for TRAiNED, Inc.

Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association kicks off 2023 with new logo, branding

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich., Jan. 12, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association (MMLA), the only Michigan-based association dedicated solely to the housing finance industry, unveiled an updated logo and brand identity for 2023. The brand refresh aligns with the organization's new purpose and direction as the connection point, legislative voice and educational resource for Michigan's real estate finance economy.
MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices Data for December 2022

MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices Data for December 2022 Released by Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for December 2022. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.

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