According to Jacksonville-based Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) "First Look" Mortgage Report, there was a rise in U.S. foreclosure inventories, but a light decrease in delinquency rates in December 2010. These statistics are derived from their loan-level database of nearly 40 million U.S. mortgage loans.
Here are the report highlights:
Total U.S. loan delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure): 8.83%
Month-over-month change in delinquency rate: -2.1%
Year-over-year change in delinquency rate: -17.9%
Total U.S foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate: 4.15%
Month-over-month change in foreclosure presale inventory rate: 1.7%
Year-over-year change in foreclosure presale inventory rate: 9.3%
Number of properties that are 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure: (A loans) 4,674,000
Number of properties that are 90 or more days delinquent, but not in foreclosure: 2,117,845
Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: (B loans) 2,196,000
Number of properties that are 30 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure: (A+B loans) 6,870,000
States with highest percentage of non-current loans: FL, NV, MS, GA, NJ
States with the lowest percentage of non-current loans: MT, WY, AK, SD, ND