LPS on Mortgages: New Problem Loan Rates Close to Pre-crisis Levels

LPS released their Mortgage Monitor report for September today. According to LPS, 6.46% of mortgages were delinquent in September, up from 6.20% in August. LPS reports that 2.63% of mortgages were in the foreclosure process, down from 3.86% in September 2012.

This gives a total of 9.03% delinquent or in foreclosure. It breaks down as:

• 1,935,000 properties that are 30 or more days, and less than 90 days past due, but not in foreclosure.
• 1,331,000 properties that are 90 or more days delinquent, but not in foreclosure.
• 1,328,000 loans in foreclosure process.

For a total of ​​4,593,000 loans delinquent or in foreclosure in September. This is down from 5,640,000 in September 2012.

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This graph from LPS shows percent of loans delinquent and in the foreclosure process over time.

From LPS:

• Delinquencies increased, but in-line with seasonal pattern

• Foreclosure inventories continue to improve with first time foreclosure starts at multi-year lows

Delinquencies and foreclosures are still high, but moving down - and might be back to normal levels in a couple of years.



The second graph from LPS shows new problem loans. There are seriously delinquent loans that were current 6 months ago. This is good news going forward (although the lenders are still working through the backlog, especially in judicial foreclosure states).

There is much more in the mortgage monitor.