Mortgage defaults

Levels of home equity in seriously delinquent loans have fluctuated but today there's still a sufficient amount to help many access foreclosure alternatives, Intercontinental Exchange said.

The withdrawal of pandemic housing relief and high home prices have heightened consumer strain, according to nonprofit Money Management International.

Home prices dropped again on a monthly basis in October, exacerbating the loss in home equity among recent buyers, but the size of the falloff was the smallest since June.

The jump for second mortgages and bank cards was even more pronounced, according to indices published by Standard & Poor’s and Experian.

But 45% of the top 100 counties still have an above-average likelihood that borrowers won’t make their payments on these business-purpose loans, RealtyTrac said.

Most of the activity covered vacant and abandoned properties or commercial loans, according to Attom Data Solutions.

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As an improving job market aided financial stability for borrowers, 2020 ended with drops in delinquent home loans, a CoreLogic report found.

While foreclosure moratoria keep the overall numbers down, zombie foreclosure rates jumped in the majority of states, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Gains in consumer financial stability helped to decrease the rates of distressed home loans, but job creation is needed to make recovery sustainable, a CoreLogic report found.