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The purchase of home, mortgage and title assets for roughly $471 million in cash allows the buyer to expand into Houston, Dallas and San Antonio and increase its presence in Austin.

Refinancing volume dropped to its lowest level in three months, while purchases also decreased in number.

Appreciation more than tripled the year-ago rate, according to CoreLogic.

The combined companies will have over 6,500 clients for its services.

While record price appreciation led to trillions of dollars in equity, forborne borrowers still face the risk of losing their properties, according to Black Knight.

There is $900 million in debt on the land alone, including the $150 million junior loan that is for sale by Jones Lang LaSalle.

In its initial message to the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Community Home Lenders Association reiterated its call to require depository loan officers to be licensed.

The acquisition of Sabal Capital Partners, which has been growing its footprint in commercial mortgage-backed securities lending, will help the Alabama bank build out its capital markets business.

The Federal Housing Administration changes are effective immediately with a mandatory Dec. 31 compliance deadline, according to an information bulletin published Sept. 30.