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LO Toolkit - Key features - Pricing- Optimal Blue

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There are two ways to add pricing to a loan:

 

Optimal Blue pricing engine

Optimal Blue is a pricing engine, it stores all loan rates offered by the lender. Loan officers can search the database of fees based on the criteria of the application. Optimal Blue is only available to customers who have Optimal Blue.

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1. Click Select Product from the Toolbar on the Application page. 

2. The following fields will pre-populate from the application page, if information is entered: 

  • Property value
  • Loan amount 
  • Mortgage type
  • Citizenship status
  • Property type
  • Property usage type
  • Number of units
  • FICO score
  • Bankruptcy
  • Foreclosure

DTI is entered with the initial DTI value if it is available. Fill out any remaining information. 

3. Click Search. Pricing screen will display search results. 

tip_5.png Notes: 

  • DTI will not auto-populate for customers without POS
  • FICO score pre-fills with the median score of the "primary borrower" if credit is already pulled
  • If any required information is missing, the system will prompt you 
  • If you do not have Optimal Blue, please proceed to the Manually entered pricing section

 

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a. Product name: Rates are sorted into products.

b. Credit/Costs (%): This represents points. 0 means par rate. 

c. Credit/Costs ($): A negative amount means the borrower is paying this amount. The positive amount means the lender is paying. 

d. Monthly payment: When monthly payment is selected, it will be surfaced in the toolbar on the application page. 

e. View details: Click to see details of the loan and pricing. 

 

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4. Select the  desirable product to expand search results for that product. 

5. Select the desired product. 

6. Click Select. 

 

tip_5.png Note: You can re-run the search and select different pricing at any time. 

 

 

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After product selection through Optimal Blue, the pricing details surface back on the Application page. You will see the following:

 

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a. Product details are automatically updated and displayed in the Toolbar. You can re-run the search and select different pricing at any time. 

 

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b. After running Optimal Blue, the manual pricing section is locked. The only way to edit this section is to re-run pricing and select a different product. 

 

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c. DTI updates to reflect the new pricing. 

 

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d. Monthly payment is updated with the pricing selected from Optimal Blue. 

 

 

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Manually entered pricing is available without needing any pricing integrations. Loan Officers can just fill in the desired information on the application, under the Loan product section. 

 

 

book2.png Resources:

PAB - Workflow

LO Toolkit - Navigation - Toolbar, sidebar & responsiveness

LO Toolkit - Key features - Credit

LO Toolkit - Key features - Liabilities

LO Toolkit - Key features - Pricing- Check rates through Optimal Blue

LO Toolkit - Key features - Monthly housing expenses

LO Toolkit - Key features - Details of transaction

LO Toolkit - Key features - Automated underwriting system/Desktop underwriter (AUS- DU)

LO Toolkit - Key features - Pre-approval letter

 

DISCLAIMER: All mentioned features on this page may not be applicable to your institution, please reach out to (support@blend.com) for more information on what features are enabled for your use. 

 

 

 

 

 

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