--- title: Mortech Blog | Don Kracl description: Covering the mortgage industry and the lending tools it takes to be successful in today's mortgage market. --- [![Get my demo](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/25649/1c6fbee1-0d0c-4238-8485-13c8e3f73157.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/25649/1c6fbee1-0d0c-4238-8485-13c8e3f73157) [![mortech](https://www.mortech.com/hubfs/2015_redesign/mortech_logos/mortech_logo_white.png) ![mortech](https://www.mortech.com/hubfs/2015_redesign/mortech_logos/rings_logo_white.png) ](https://www.mortech.com/) # Mortech Blog # 855.298.9327 ## Don Kracl ### Recent Posts ## [Mortgage Hedging: Part I](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/bid/51380/mortgage-hedging-part-i) Posted by [Don Kracl](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/author/don-kracl) on May 19, 2011 10:20:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) For information on Mortgage Hedging and Secondary Marketing solutions, [look here](https://www.mortech.com/mortgage-secondary).   *[hedge] A securities transaction that reduces the risk on an existing investment position.*   An issue circling the mortgage industry for years now is the idea of managing risk or hedging your pipeline. It seems there are a number of interpretations as to what this is and should mean to your pipeline. One idea is to absolutely minimize your risk. Perhaps the easiest way to accomplish this in the mortgage business is to give your potential borrower the option to lock or float at their option. This assumes a couple of things:   1) Your consumer is armed with sufficient information to make an informed decisions about their mortgage   2) You don’t get caught in a rate “squeeze” or the situation where they decide to lock as the market is moving either by design (unlikely) or dumb luck. [Read More](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/bid/51380/mortgage-hedging-part-i) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/bid/51380/mortgage-hedging-part-i#comments-listing) Topics: [mortgage hedging](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/topic/mortgage-hedging) [All posts](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/all) ### News & Events Get the latest Mortech product announcements, company updates, and mortgage news delivered to your inbox. ### Subscribe to email updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Compliance (2)](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/topic/compliance) - [Mortgage Compliance (2)](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/topic/mortgage-compliance) - [Mortgage Technology Top 50 Service Provider (1)](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/topic/mortgage-technology-top-50-service-provider) - [mortgage hedging (1)](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog/topic/mortgage-hedging) ### Demo [Products](https://www.mortech.com/solutions) [Mortgage Pricing Engine](https://www.mortech.com/mortgage-pricing-engine) [Predictive Analytics](https://www.mortech.com/customer-retention-with-mortech-protection) [Mortgage APIs](https://www.mortech.com/mortgage-apis) [Online Rate Quoting](https://www.mortech.com/online-automated-rate-quoting) [Secondary Marketing](https://www.mortech.com/secondary-marketing) [About Us](https://www.mortech.com/about-us) [Partners](https://www.mortech.com/partners) [Investors](https://www.mortech.com/investors) [Contact Us](https://www.mortech.com/about-us/contact-us) [Testimonials](https://www.mortech.com/testimonials) [News & Events](https://www.mortech.com/mortechnews) [Blog](https://www.mortech.com/mortechblog) [Conference Calendar](https://www.mortech.com/conference-calendar) Follow Us Contact Us [855.298.9327](tel:855.298.9327) [sales@mortech.com](mailto:sales@mortech.com) [support@mortech.com](mailto:support@mortech.com) [Terms of Use](https://www.zillowgroup.com/terms-of-use-privacy-policy/)    |     © 2026 Mortech, a Zillow Group business, All Rights Reserved