Delinquencies

Foreclosure starts dropped to their lowest level in 18 years, and properties foreclosed on but not yet sold fell to a 14-year low in August, according to Black Knight.

The percentage of Tampa Bay homeowners late on their mortgage payments continues to fall.

Removing Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages with natural-disaster forbearance from the agency's delinquency tracking database would give investors a less-distorted view of loan performance, according to the Community Home Lenders Association.

Economic strength bolstered the performance of loans included in commercial mortgage-backed securities with delinquencies improving for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

An institution that services housing finance authority loans is putting $2.65 billion in servicing rights from Washington state up for bid through the Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp.

Freddie Mac's latest nonperforming mortgage auction will include one pool targeted to smaller investors like nonprofit organizations.

Late payments on single-family home mortgages changed direction and started falling again in Freddie Mac's latest monthly report.

Servicers that fail to give borrowers access to digital collection methods are missing out on a chance to improve delinquency rates and lower costs.

Fannie Mae's serious delinquency rate stood firm for the third month running, adding to evidence that it has hit a floor after dropping for most of the past year.

Recent data from the Federal Reserve suggests lenders are growing pessimistic about the credit environment. But is that a sign of trouble ahead, or just sound risk management?