Black Knight: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased in October, Impacted by Hurricane

o Prepayments fell 16.5% to a single-month mortality (SMM) rate of 0.48%, well below the previous record of 0.55% and the lowest recorded since at least 2000 when Black Knight began reporting the metric

o The national delinquency rate rose 4.5% in October to 2.91% – up 12 basis points since September – driven by a sharp 9.4% rise in 30-day delinquencies

o Florida led the jump in new early delinquencies (+19K) – with the state delinquency rate rising 53 basis points to 3.42% — giving an initial indication of Hurricane Ian impact

o Loans 60 days past due ticked up 2.9% nationally, while those 90 or more days delinquent saw continued – if modest – improvement, inching down another 1.5% in October

o October’s 19.6K foreclosure starts represented a 7% increase that partly reversed September’s decline, but are still 55% below pre-pandemic levels

o Foreclosure starts were initiated on 4% of existing serious delinquencies in October, up slightly from September but still less than half the rate seen in the years leading up to the pandemic

o Active foreclosure inventory held steady as volumes have remained subdued in 2022 due to still historically low foreclosure start levels
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The percent of loans in the foreclosure process increased slightly in October at 0.35%, from 0.35% in September.

The number of delinquent properties, but not in foreclosure, is down 555,000 properties year-over-year, and the number of properties in the foreclosure process is up 48,000 properties year-over-year.Black Knight: Percent Loans Delinquent and in Foreclosure ProcessOct
2022Sept
2022Oct
2021Oct
2020Delinquent2.91%2.78%3.74%6.44%In Foreclosure0.35%0.35%0.26%0.33%Number of properties:Number of propertiesthat are delinquent,but not in foreclosure:1,557,0001,491,0001,986,0003,437,000Number of propertiesin foreclosurepre-sale inventory:186,000185,000138,000178,000Total Properties1,743,0001,677,0002,125,0003,616,000