Foreclosures

VA- and FHA-backed mortgages helped drive the increase in property volume, but sales did not maintain the same pace, according to Auction.com.

Foreclosure filings were reported on more than 360,000 properties in the United States last year, up 14% from 2025 and 3% from 2023, according to Attom.

The national mortgage delinquency rate jumped to 3.85% in November, up 15% month over month and 2.79% year over year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

The Massachusetts Democrat requested to see records related to second liens that banks were required to expunge per terms of the 2012 mortgage settlement.

Higher unemployment has driven these indications of distress higher but most loans that financial institutions hold in their portfolios are still performing.

The decision in a New York case that is also undergoing federal review puts pressure on related parties to get things right within a statute of limitations.

The prepayment rate grew by 37% over September as mortgage rates fell leading to higher refinancing volume in October, ICE Mortgage Technology said.

Uncooperative neighbors, vicious pets and threats of violence are some of the dangers mortgage field employees run into when on assignments.

Delinquencies are at their second highest level in three years, led by deterioration in the performance of FHA loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Total foreclosures rose 3% from September and 19% from the same time a year ago in October, marking the eighth straight month of increases.

FHA loans accounted for about half of the annual rise in foreclosure starts and 80% of the rise in active foreclosures in September, according to ICE.

Retroactive interpretations have bedeviled mortgage servicers and the market for older loans. The industry will be watching other cases in New York closely now.

Roughly 100,000 properties in the United States had a foreclosure filed in the third quarter this year, an increase on a quarterly and yearly basis, ATTOM said.

The latest reports from ICE Mortgage Technology and VantageScore appear to be in line with hints at growing borrower pressure officials are eyeing in policy.

Properties with default notices, scheduled auctions and REOs are up by double digits compared to last summer as buyers are mired in a high-cost environment.

The Foreclosure Abuse and Prevention Act has reportedly stopped one company from buying loans in the New York, others are said to be paying less for them.

Mortgage delinquency rates increased versus the second quarter of 2024, with certain markets, especially in the South, reporting higher levels of difficulty.

By looking at the payment-to-income ratio on credit cards, as well as student loans and HELOCs, Transunion says servicers can predict future delinquency trends.

The share of investor-owned properties sitting empty is greater than the vacancy rate for the nation's housing market, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Between rising home costs and the end of mortgage relief programs, many homeowners are struggling to stay above water, especially in the South and West.