ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Foreclosure Starts Rose in October Despite Serious Delinquencies Returning to 17-year Lows
Industry Update
November 22, 2023
Source: Black Knight, Inc.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, reports the following “first look” at October 2023 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing the majority of the national mortgage market.
The national delinquency rate fell 3 basis points (bps) to 3.26% in October, marking a 9 bps (-2.8%) improvement from the same time last year
Serious delinquencies (90+ days past due) fell to 447K, once again hitting their lowest levels since 2006
Loans 30-days late also declined, marking the first such improvement in five months
Despite the improvement in delinquencies, foreclosure starts rose to 33K in October, hitting their highest levels in 18 months – while the number of foreclosure sales (completions) remained relatively flat
Active foreclosure inventory inched up 3K to 217K, but remains more than 25% below prepandemic levels
While foreclosure starts rose in October, near term risk remains muted, with serious delinquencies historically low and more than 70% of such loans protected from foreclosure by loss mitigation efforts
Prepay activity (measured as single-month mortality) dwindled to just 0.43% under continued seasonal pressure, despite interest rates easing somewhat from the prior month
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