From Black Knight: Black Knight’s First Look at February 2018 Mortgage Data
• The national delinquency rate edged slightly downward in February, with hurricane-related delinquencies declining by a modest 5.0 percent for the month
• Serious delinquencies (90 or more days past due) attributed to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma fell just 3.0 percent
• 128,000 hurricane-driven seriously delinquent mortgages remain in Texas, Florida, and Georgia
• After hitting a 12-month high in January, foreclosure starts fell 25 percent month-over-month
• Active foreclosure inventory rebounded from January’s increase, reaching a new post-recession low
• Rising interest rates pushed prepayment activity to the lowest level since 2014
According to Black Knight’s First Look report for February, the percent of loans delinquent decreased 0.2% in February compared to January, and increased 2.1% year-over-year.
The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased 1.8% in February and were down 30% over the last year.
Black Knight reported the U.S. mortgage delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure) was 4.30% in February, down from 4.31% in January.
The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased slightly in February to 0.65%.
The number of delinquent properties, but not in foreclosure, is up 63,000 properties year-over-year, and the number of properties in the foreclosure process is down 139,000 properties year-over-year.
| Black Knight: Percent Loans Delinquent and in Foreclosure Process | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2018 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2017 |
Feb 2016 |
|
| Delinquent | 4.30% | 4.31% | 4.21% | 4.45% |
| In Foreclosure | 0.65% | 0.66% | 0.93% | 1.30% |
| Number of properties: | ||||
| Number of properties that are delinquent, but not in foreclosure: | 2,198,000 | 2,202,000 | 2,135,000 | 2,252,000 |
| Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: | 331,000 | 337,000 | 470,000 | 655,000 |
| Total Properties | 2,528,000 | 2,539,000 | 2,605,000 | 2,907,000 |