Foreclosures

First National Bank of Pennsylvania has filed a commercial mortgage foreclosure action against Conneaut Lake Park Volunteer Fire Department to collect more than $400,000 in outstanding loan debt, interest and penalties.

The number of property foreclosures in Monroe County, Michigan, continues to decline, continuing a trend for the past decade, county Treasurer Kay Sisung said.

Trash and broken furniture cover the stained carpet at the boarded, long-vacant house in Trotwood, Ohio, where paint strips hang like confetti from the ceiling and an awful smell fills the air as soon as Chad Downing unlocks the door.

Although the performance of the government-sponsored enterprises' single-family loans continues to improve, the deeply delinquent totals remain significant in states with court-processed foreclosures.

The number of properties in some stage of mortgage default has fallen to its lowest level in 14 years as most types of delinquencies have declined, according to Black Knight.

Nearly $300 million of municipal debt sold 12 years ago to expand Central New York's Destiny USA shopping mall were dropped to junk-level Ba2 by Moody's Investors Service.

Completed foreclosures shot down 50% in May from the year before, with overall activity also declining by 22% during the same period, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Foreclosure rates in March hit their lowest reading for the month in at least 20 years, while overall and serious delinquency rates also achieved 13-year lows for the same period, according to CoreLogic.

First-time homebuyers face growing competition from out-of-state investors and corporate landlords looking to capitalize on Boise's increasing rents.

Colorado was a leader when it came to missed mortgage payments and foreclosures in the years before the 2008 financial crisis. Now, no state can compare when it comes to borrowers who are timely on their mortgage payments and hanging onto their homes.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson appeared not to recognize a commonly known real estate term during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.

The distressed mortgage market continues to dry up, with delinquencies shriveling to a record low rate and foreclosure filings dropping annually for 10 consecutive months.

The rise in home prices in North Texas has pushed home foreclosure rates to some of the lowest levels ever recorded.

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.

Mortgage activity plunged before the start of the year, but subprime originations dropped the least, according to TransUnion. Despite dwindling volume, borrower delinquency rates hit historic lows in the first quarter.

Strong levels of employment and continued economic expansion drove February's mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures to 20-year lows, according to CoreLogic.

Even though mortgage delinquencies increased on a quarter-to-quarter basis, strong overall metrics mitigate any concerns regarding future loan performance, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

As home price appreciation levels off, the amount of underwater loans rose in the first quarter while equity-rich properties continued adding value, according to Attom Data Solutions.

With nearly $90 million added in the past two months, Goldman Sachs marched closer to its $1.8 billion consumer-relief mortgage settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Having poor credit doesn't necessarily keep someone looking to become a mortgage broker from obtaining a surety bond, but it can complicate matters.