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The rate of growth in year-over-year home price appreciation stabilized in July, after accelerating throughout every month this year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Mortgage delinquencies in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey last month were 16% higher than in July, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

More than 90% of all mortgaged properties in Florida are in a FEMA-designated disaster area following Hurricane Irma, nearly three times the number impacted by Hurricane Harvey, according to Black Knight.

Overall mortgage lending increased by 20% in the second quarter but was still down from a year earlier, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Over one-quarter of all mortgages in the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey are likely to become delinquent because of the storm, according to an analysis from Black Knight.

U.S. home prices reached a new record high in June, with values increasing 5.5% since the beginning of the year, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

The number of U.S. properties that were equity rich in the second quarter grew by 1.6 million properties from a year ago.

Affordability issues along with a lack of knowledge about home buying are holding millennials back from pursuing homeownership, according to a survey from loanDepot.

Low-down-payment purchases are on the rise, but not necessarily with the same pre-crisis practices and risk factors.

Fiserv has acquired the assets of PCLender, a mortgage loan origination system vendor based in Reno, Nev.

Binh Dang, the co-founder and former president of LendingQB, is seeking a court to force MeridianLink, the loan origination system's parent company, to dissolve.

The rate at which mortgages prepay has gotten a little higher the last two months, but it is lower than it was at the same time last year.

The number of borrowers underwater on their mortgages is below 2 million for the first time since 2006, as rising home prices are improving homeowner equity and creating new lending opportunities.

Mortgage delinquencies declined 7% in May compared with April, a partial recovery from the 13% increase of the previous month.

Mortgage delinquencies increased 13% in April from March, but the calendar and seasonality were the primary reasons for the spike, said Black Knight Financial Services.

Incenter Mortgage Advisors is brokering a $2 billion portfolio of mortgage servicing rights on agency loans with imaged files on behalf of an undisclosed seller.

The IRS will allow Fidelity National Financial to distribute its entire stake in Black Knight Financial Services to FNF Group shareholders in a tax-free transaction.

Thomas H. Lee Partners is selling approximately 13% of its stake in Black Knight Financial Services in a secondary public offering.

Home prices reached their highest level since the recovery started, according to Black Knight Financial Services.

Black Knight Financial Services has added an application program interface to its loan origination system that will allow consumers and loan officers to access it more easily through mobile devices.