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By Esther Cho | 05/09/2012
After declining during the 2012 first quarter, the national mortgage delinquency rate is at its lowest level since the first quarter of 2009 and finally dropped after two consecutive quarterly increases. TransUnion reported Wednesday that the national delinquency rate, which includes borrowers 60 or more days past due, is 5.78 percent for the first quarter of 2012, a quarterly and yearly drop when the rates were 6.01 percent and 6.19 percent, respectively.
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By Esther Cho | 03/29/2012
In 2011, consumers with at least one open bankcard, auto loan, and mortgage are more likely to try and stay current on their car payment then keep up with their monthly house payment or credit card bills, according to a TransUnion study. Consumers have also been more likely to pay for their credit cards before their mortgages for four consecutive years, according to the study. The TransUnion analysis looked at a sample of approximately 4 million consumers in each quarter of 2011 and found that 39.1 percent were delinquent on a mortgage while current on their auto loans and credit cards.
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By Carrie Bay | 02/14/2012
The national mortgage delinquency rate rose during the fourth quarter of 2011, TransUnion reported Tuesday, marking only the second time since the end of 2009 the credit bureau has recorded an increase in past due mortgage payments. The first was during the third quarter of 2011, with the succession signaling what could be a troubling trend in the making. TransUnion calculates delinquencies as borrowers 60 or more days behind on payments but not in foreclosure. The rate increased from 5.88 percent in the third quarter to 6.01 percent in the fourth.
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By Krista Franks | 12/07/2011
The current year will close with a 7 percent yearly decline in mortgage delinquencies, matching last year's decline, according to predictions released Wednesday by TransUnion. The percent of borrowers 60 days or more delinquent will fall to 5.95 percent by the end of the year, and will fall to 5 percent by the end of 2012, the credit bureau says. However, despite yearly declines, TransUnion's forecasters expect a slight rise in delinquencies through the first quarter of 2012.
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By Carrie Bay | 11/08/2011
The national mortgage delinquency rate edged up during the third quarter of 2011, marking the first increase in nearly two years, according to TransUnion. The credit bureau calculates the delinquency rate as the percentage of borrowers 60 or more days behind on their payments, excluding those that are already in foreclosure. The rate increased to 5.88 percent at the end of September. TransUnion expects the sudden upward movement to be a temporary one, driven by unanticipated financial shocks during the third quarter.
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By Krista Franks | 08/15/2011
TransUnion's mortgage performance barometer has recorded its largest drop in delinquencies since the end of the recession two years ago. The credit bureau says mortgage delinquencies improved 5.98 percent during the second quarter, with the rate of homeowners 60 or more days past due declining to 5.82 percent. TransUnion predicts delinquencies will continue to decline throughout the year, thanks to conservative lending policies that cater to consumers with higher credit scores.
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By Carrie Bay | 05/24/2011
Consumers who only defaulted on their mortgage during the economic recession pose far less of a risk than consumers who went delinquent on multiple credit accounts, according to TransUnion. The credit bureau says its study showed that consumers with mortgage-only defaults performed better on new loans than those with multiple delinquencies, and this was evident across all credit scoring ranges. TransUnion also says it found no evidence that borrowers who stopped paying their mortgage had an increased cash flow in the short term.
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By Carrie Bay | 05/16/2011
The share of mortgage borrowers in the United States 60 or more days behind on their payments dropped to 6.19 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2011, according to data released Monday by the credit bureau TransUnion. That's down from 6.41 percent at the close of 2010 and marks the fifth consecutive quarter that TransUnion has reported an improvement in the national delinquency rate. The firm says as home prices have declined further, delinquencies were expected to remain flat or at least slow in their decline, but that hasn't been the case.
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By Joy Leopold | 03/31/2011
A study by the credit bureau TransUnion shows that when choosing which bills they can afford to pay, consumers are more likely to pay their credit card obligations and fall behind on their mortgage payments.
TransUnion says this trend has continued for the past three years, and while the number of consumers current on credit cards but delinquent on their mortgage has declined slightly, it is more than 70 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the "Great Recession."
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By Carrie Bay | 02/16/2011
TransUnion reports that for the fourth quarter of 2010, the national mortgage delinquency rate dropped to 6.41 percent, down 0.47 percent from the company's third-quarter reading. These new findings confirm consecutive quarterly drops for U.S. mortgage loan delinquency in 2010, and almost a 7 percent decline year-over-year. On the surface, "[t]his is great news...but not so fast," says a TransUnion spokesperson. The final quarter in 2010 marked the smallest decline in mortgage delinquency since the recession ended in the summer of 2009.
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