According to the latest Loan Performance Insights Report, 16 metro areas posted slight annual delinquency upticks. With hurricane season in full swing, some areas of the U.S. could see typical seasonal delinquencies rise later this year and into 2024.
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The OCC has issued its findings on the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during Q2, as 97.3% of mortgages were found current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared to 97.6% in Q1.
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Read More »These States Topped Overall Mortgage Delinquency Rates as National Rate Declines
After the addition of nearly four million jobs nationwide in the last year, CoreLogic reports that a solid job market continues to help borrowers pay their mortgages on time, pushing the overall mortgage delinquency rate to a historic low in May.
Read More »Equity, Unemployment Rates Keeping Mortgage Delinquencies at Historic Lows
According to CoreLogic, the nationwide delinquency rate dropped to 1.1%, the lowest level reported in 23 years, as the unemployment rate remains near an all-time low.
Read More »First Look: Delinquencies Spike After Setting Record Low in March
Early-stage delinquencies (borrowers 30 days late) bore the brunt of the rise, increasing by 200K (+25%), which matches the impact of previous similar calendar-related events.
Read More »Mortgage Delinquency Rate Falls to Second Lowest on Record
“The mortgage delinquency rate fell to its lowest level for any first quarter since MBA’s survey began in 1979 and was the second lowest quarterly rate overall, just 11 basis points above the survey low in the third quarter of 2022,” said Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s VP of Industry Analysis.
Read More »Nationwide Mortgage Delinquency Rate Neared Record Low in February
“February’s early-stage delinquency rate was historically low and primarily driven by a strong job market,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic. “However, the possibility of a recession that would raise the U.S. unemployment rate could slightly erode the current strong mortgage performance situation in the coming months.”
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Fannie Mae’s Malloy Evans discusses how lessons learned from the 2008 housing crisis are being applied today toward the GSE’s goal of keeping more Americans in their homes.
Read More »Share of Delinquent Mortgages Drops, But Foreclosure Rate Creeps Upward
CoreLogic reports that the share of home loans in delinquency continues to dip nationwide, down from a high of 7.3% in the spring of 2020, and down by 0.5 percentage points from January 2022.
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