September Month-End Data Shows Significant Rise in Delinquencies; Foreclosures Drop

Press release from the issuing company

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

Lender Processing Services, Inc., a leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, reports the following "first look" at September 2012 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing approximately 70 percent of the overall market.

 

Total U.S. loan delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure): 

 

7.40%

Month-over-month change in delinquency rate:

7.72%

Year-over-year change in delinquency rate:

-4.19%

Total U.S. foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate:

3.87%

Month-over-month change in foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate:

-4.05%

Year-over-year change in foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate:

-7.37%

Number of properties that are 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure: (A)

3,700,000

Number of properties that are 90 or more days delinquent, but not in foreclosure:      

1,530,000

 

Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: (B)

1,940,000

Number of properties that are 30 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure:  (A+B)

5,640,000

States with highest percentage of non-current* loans:

FL, MS, NJ, NV, LA

States with the lowest percentage of non-current* loans:

MT, AK, SD, WY, ND