Loan-origination software provider Meridianlink reached a deal for an integration with Optimal Blue that aims to streamline processes and offer competitive pricing in secondary market sales for lenders. 

With the integration, mortgage customers using Meridianlink's LOS will gain access to Optimal Blue's product, pricing and eligibility solutions in real time directly through the origination platform, the two companies said. Users will see pricing across thousands of potential products and more than 150 investors.  

The integration of Meridianlink Mortgage's origination platform to the PPE will become available to clients of both companies beginning in early 2026.

A common customer base led the two technology platforms to cooperate, according to JP Kelly, senior vice president at Meridianlink Mortgage. He added that the deal came together via "close collaboration between our teams," who both share the goal of eliminating unnecessary friction in originations. 

"Many lenders come to Meridianlink from legacy LOS platforms looking to gain the efficiency, scalability, and innovation MLM provides. At the same time, they want to continue working with trusted partners already embedded in their business," Kelly said in a statement. 

"Supporting those relationships minimizes disruption, reduces change management, and enables a true best-of-breed approach for lenders who choose that path."

The integration should also help lenders remain compliant for every borrower scenario they face and reduce the need for manual entry and risk for error thanks to automation and a unified workflow, said Mike Vough, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Optimal Blue.  

"Access to proven, accurate product and pricing information is the foundation of every successful mortgage transaction," he said in a press release. 

"Optimal Blue's integration with Meridianlink will give lenders using these solutions added confidence," Vough noted.

MLM platform users will also have the option to continue using Meridianlink's existing Pricemyloan solution or work with other integrated PPE partners. 

"It expands customer choice while maintaining a consistent, efficient workflow," Kelly said. 

Recent developments at Meridianlink

The announcement comes after recent significant changes to Meridianlink's business, notably a merger that put the company back in private hands in the second half of last year. It had been a publicly traded company since 2021 until the close of its acquisition by alternative investment and hedge fund manager Centerbridge Partners in October. 

The Irvine, California-based software company provides technology tools for different lending segments and primarily serves credit unions, small- to medium-sized lenders and fintechs. Its mortgage LOS has proven popular among credit unions, particularly.

Earlier this week, Meridianlink also announced the hiring of Raj Patel, a digital expert who previously worked for a wide range of businesses across industries, as its new chief technology officer.