Wilqo Links With Optimal Blue To Bring Real-Time Pricing And Eligibility To The Charlie Production Optimization Platform
Wilqo, creators of a production optimization platform (POP), called Charlie, has completed an integration with Optimal Blue, an end-to-end capital markets platform. The integration embeds real-time pricing and eligibility data from Optimal Blue’s product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine directly within Charlie, enabling lenders to access accurate, investor-ready product and pricing results without leaving their core loan manufacturing environment.
Through the integration, users can generate accurate loan product and pricing results across thousands of products and more than 150 investors at any stage of the origination workflow, leveraging the same Optimal Blue PPE trusted by hundreds of thousands of individual originators and 68% of the nation’s top 500 lending institutions. The connection reduces context-switching, eliminates manual re-keying of borrower data and supports a more consistent, compliant pricing experience throughout the loan process.
“Charlie was built around the belief that the lending process should be smarter, faster and less costly for everyone involved,” said Kelli Hodges, Wilqo’s Head of Operations. “Integrating with Optimal Blue is a natural extension of that mission. Our clients now have access to industry-leading pricing and eligibility data embedded directly in the workflows they use every day, which helps them deliver better borrower experiences while protecting their margins.”
Wilqo’s POP, Charlie, combines loan origination system (LOS) capabilities, point-of-sale (POS) tools, AI-powered content intelligence and business intelligence into a unified environment designed to reduce the cost to originate and maximize operational efficiency. With Optimal Blue PPE now integrated, lenders can price loans accurately and competitively in real time without disrupting existing workflows or loan team productivity.
The integration reflects Wilqo’s continued investment in deepening its ecosystem of technology integrations to serve lenders across independent mortgage banks, banks and credit unions. The Optimal Blue connection joins a growing network of certified partnerships within Charlie, reinforcing the company’s commitment to open-architecture lending technology.
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