Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in March

Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in March was 0.97%, down from 1.06% in February. Freddie's rate is up from 0.92% in March 2017. Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20%. These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".  Click on graph for larger image The recent increase in the delinquency rate was due to the hurricanes - no worries about the overall market (These are serious delinquencies, so it took three months late to be counted). After the hurricane bump, maybe the rate......(read more)

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