- Delinquencies declined 14 percent month-over-month, hitting their lowest level since March 2006 and the fourth lowest point since the turn of the century
- Total non-current inventory – all loans 30 days or more past due or in active foreclosure – fell below 2.3 million, the lowest volume in 11 years
- After hitting a three-year low in February, prepayment speeds (historically a good indicator of refinance activity) rose 20 percent in March; still 26 percent below last year’s level
- Foreclosure starts were up 4.15 percent for the month, but Q1 2017’s 189,000 starts represented an 18 percent decline from Q1 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Data & Analytics division of Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: BKFS ) reports the following “first look” at March 2017 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing the majority of the national mortgage market.
Total U.S. loan delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure): 3.62% Month-over-month change: -14.08% Year-over-year change: -11.40%
Total U.S. foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate: 0.88% Month-over-month change: -4.60% Year-over-year change: -29.15%
Total U.S. foreclosure starts: 60,300 Month-over-month change: 4.15% Year-over-year change: -17.17%
Monthly Prepayment Rate (SMM): 0.96% Month-over-month change: 20.03% Year-over-year change: -25.98%
Foreclosure Sales as % of 90+: 2.29% Month-over-month change: 22.59% Year-over-year change: 4.74%
Number of properties that are 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure: 1,831,000 Month-over-month change: -304,000 Year-over-year change: -231,000
Number of properties that are 90 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure: 589,000 Month-over-month change: -52,000 Year-over-year change: -144,000
Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: 448,000 Month-over-month change: -22,000 Year-over-year change: -183,000
Number of properties that are 30 or more days past due or in foreclosure: 2,279,000 Month-over-month change: -326,000 Year-over-year change: -414,000
Top 5 States by Non-Current* Percentage Mississippi: 9.70% Louisiana: 8.46% Alabama: 6.87% New Jersey: 6.64% West Virginia: 6.56%
Bottom 5 States by Non-Current* Percentage Idaho: 2.63% Montana: 2.57% Minnesota: 2.36% North Dakota: 2.09% Colorado: 2.06%
Top 5 States by 90+ Days Delinquent Percentage Mississippi: 3.12% Louisiana: 2.76% Alabama: 2.17% Arkansas: 1.89% Tennessee: 1.73%
Top 5 States by 6-Month Improvement in Non-Current* Percentage New Jersey: -18.27% Louisiana: -18.01% Washington: -17.69% Nebraska: -17.25% Michigan: -17.12%
Top 5 States by 6-Month Deterioration in Non-Current* Percentage North Dakota: -6.33% Hawaii: -9.43% Alaska: -9.83% South Dakota: -9.90% Maine: -10.41% *Non-current totals combine foreclosures and delinquencies as a percent of active loans in that state. Notes: 1) Totals are extrapolated based on Black Knight Financial Services’ loan-level database of mortgage assets. 2) All whole numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand, except foreclosure starts, which are rounded to the nearest hundred.
For a more detailed view of this month’s “first look” data, please visit the Black Knight newsroom at http://www.bkfs.com/CorporateInformation/News...70421.aspx
The company will provide a more in-depth review of this data in its monthly Mortgage Monitor report, which includes an analysis of data supplemented by detailed charts and graphs that reflect trend and point-in-time observations. The Mortgage Monitor report will be available online at http://www.bkfs.com/CorporateInformation/News...nitor.aspx by May 1, 2017.
For more information about gaining access to Black Knight’s loan-level database, please send an email to dataanalyticsinfo@bkfs.com .
About Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: BKFS ) is a leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the mortgage lifecycle.
Black Knight Financial Services is committed to being a premier business partner that lenders and servicers rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. For more information on Black Knight Financial Services, please visit www.bkfs.com .
For more information: Michelle Kersch 904.854.5043 michelle.kersch@bkfs.com Mitch Cohen 646.546.5103 mitch@mprg.com
