foreclosure crisis

A Record Low for New Foreclosures, Another Record High for Average Time in Foreclosure

The Mortgage Monitor for April (pdf) from Black Knight Financial Services (BKFS, formerly LPS) reported that there were 595,235 home mortgages, or 1.17% of all mortgages outstanding, remaining in the foreclosure process at the end of April, which was down from 630,766, or 1.25% of all active loans, that were in foreclosure at the end of March, and down from 1.63% of all mortgages that were in foreclosure in April of last year.

Mortgage Delinquencies Rise in November; Mean Time in Foreclosure at Record 1061 Days

Last week the Mortgage Monitor for November (pdf) from Black Knight Financial Services reported that there were 697,944 home mortgages, or 1.38% of all mortgages outstanding, remaining in the foreclosure process at the end of November, which was down from 721,435, or 1.46% of all active loans that were in foreclosure at the end of October, and down from 1.81% of all mortgages that were in foreclosure in November of last year.