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Recent developments in litigation and public policies portend continued scrutiny of algorithmic pricing tools and revenue/data management software.
Continue Reading The Latest Intelligence: Antitrust Developments Impacting Providers and Users of Algorithmic Tools

In recent weeks, US antitrust enforcers provided more guidance in this space, while also signaling enforcement priorities. Recent developments include active litigation (Agri-Stats), amicus-style interventions (Frozen Potato Products), and calls for comments on potential new guidance on collaborations and information sharing.
Continue Reading The Latest Intelligence: Antitrust Developments Impacting Providers and Users of Algorithmic Tools

As 2026 begins, enforcement actions and private litigation involving algorithmic pricing and information-sharing arrangements remain active. Agencies and courts continue to test how traditional antitrust principles apply to pricing tools and data-driven coordination theories. New state legislation has gone into effect in California and New York, adding a layer of uncertainty for providers and users of revenue management software and related tools.
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Recent Developments

Recently Filed Complaints

Residential Mortgage Borrowers Allege Residential Mortgage Originators Exchange Sensitive Information and Fix Loan Prices – Mendez v. Optimal Blue, LLC, No. 25-cv-1140 (M.D. Tenn.)

  • On October 6, 2025, purchasers of residential mortgages filed a putative class action against Optimal Blue, LLC, a provider of pricing and business analytics tools for mortgage originators, and 26 financial institutions that use Optimal Blue’s software.
  • Plaintiffs allege that Optimal Blue’s business analytics tools are the mechanism through which loan originators share competitively sensitive data about prospective borrowers and desired loan characteristics. Financial institutions, according to the complaint, use real-time intelligence provided by Optimal Blue’s tools to set mortgage rates. Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ conduct constitutes price-fixing and unlawful information exchange in violation of Sherman Act § 1.
  • Plaintiffs filed in the Middle District of Tennessee, and the case has been assigned to Judge Waverly Crenshaw, who currently oversees the RealPage MDL and landlord defendants alleged to have used RealPage’s software to raise and fix residential rents. See In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litig. (No. II), No. 3:23-md-3071 (M.D. Tenn.).
  • Although the complaint alleges “Optimal Blue uses information from all participating lenders to generate pricing recommendations,” the complaint does not allege that these recommendations are binding or that the recommendations themselves are widely adopted (or adopted at any given rate) by Optimal Blue users.

Continue Reading The Latest Intelligence: Antitrust Developments Impacting Providers and Users of Algorithmic Tools | September 30 – October 20, 2025

September 15–29, 2025

Guidelines for Assessing and Mitigating Antitrust Risk

Following are some of the key issues we have seen emerge as we monitor these areas of the law and some questions you might consider asking about the software provided or used by your business.Continue Reading The Latest Intelligence: Antitrust Developments Impacting Providers and Users of Algorithmic Tools | September 15 – 29, 2025