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Record-low interest rates allowed homebuyers to purchase $32,000 more house for the same monthly payment compared to last July, boosting affordability to the highest level since 2016.

Optimal Blue is being combined with Compass Analytics.

With coronavirus moratoriums still in place, foreclosures fell to the lowest level since at least 2000, while serious delinquencies ballooned by 1.2 million in June, according to Black Knight.

The technology company reiterated its call for the hostile bidders to raise their $65 per share offer.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance fell for the fourth consecutive week, as the growth rate plummeted 21 basis points between June 29 and July 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A significant number of plans that expired at the end of June were not renewed, Black Knight said.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance dropped for the third consecutive week, as the growth rate fell 8 basis points between June 22 and June 28, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Reps called the offer "opportunistic" and said it did not address regulatory concerns regarding overlaps with Bill Foley's other businesses, Fidelity and Black Knight.

The $38.7 billion of equity withdrawn during the period was down 8% from the fourth quarter.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance edged down slightly, with the growth rate dipping 1 basis point between June 15 and June 21, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.