October Month-End Data Shows Decline in Delinquencies and Foreclosures

Press release from the issuing company

Tuesday, November 27th, 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 October 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):  

7.03%

Month-over-month change in delinquency rate:

-4.91%

Year-over-year change in delinquency rate:

-7.19%

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

3.61%

Month-over-month change in foreclosure presale inventory rate:

-6.77%

Year-over-year change in foreclosure presale inventory rate:

-15.99%

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

3,500,000

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

1,543,000

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

1,800,000

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

5,300,000

States with highest percentage of non-current* loans:

FL, MS, NJ, NV, NY

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

MT, WY, SD, AK, ND