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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Record 5.4 million U.S. homeowners, 12%, behind on payments/foreclosure at the end of 2008


A record 5.4 million U.S. homeowners with a mortgage, or nearly 12%, were either behind on payments or in foreclosure at the end of last year, according to [the Mortgage Bankers Association] ...

The percentage of loans at least 30 days past due rose to a record 7.88%, up from 6.99% in the third quarter and 5.82% a year earlier -- the biggest quarterly jump for delinquencies since the survey began in 1972.

The percentage of loans somewhere in the foreclosure process was 3.30% in the fourth quarter, up from 2.97% in the third quarter ...

The sharpest increases in loans 90-days past due were in Louisiana, New York, Georgia, Texas and Mississippi, , reflecting a spreading recession and massive job losses nationwide.  WSJ

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