homesmillbrae.com » Principal Mortgage http://homesmillbrae.com Thu, 20 Oct 2022 03:48:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Mortgage delinquencies take a sharp turn up http://homesmillbrae.com/2337/mortgage-delinquencies-take-a-sharp-turn-up/ http://homesmillbrae.com/2337/mortgage-delinquencies-take-a-sharp-turn-up/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:42:38 +0000 http://homesmillbrae.com/2337/mortgage-delinquencies-take-a-sharp-turn-up/ Continue reading →]]> The Home Affordable Modification Program has helped 865,100 homeowners avoid foreclosure, but more than 306,000 could not keep up with even the modified monthly payments, according to the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The program does not force banks to write down mortgage principal.

Overall mortgage delinquencies are still down 6.5 percent from a year ago, according to Lender Processing Services. Some of the spike may be attributed to “a seasonal phenomenon,” according to LPS analysts, but this particular spike is larger than usual. Delinquencies ticked up just 3.4 percent in June 2012. The rise also spanned products and regions.

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Despite receding from the high levels during the housing crash, 4.8 million loans are delinquent or in foreclosure, according to LPS.

The states with the highest percentage of noncurrent loans are Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Maine.

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