by Calculated Risk on 2/02/2014 09:35:00 AM

Fannie Mae reported Friday that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate declined in December to 2.38% from 2.44% in November. The serious delinquency rate is down from 3.29% in December 2012, and this is the lowest level since November 2008.

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59%.

Last week, Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate declined in December to 2.39% from 2.43% in November. Freddie's rate is down from 3.25% in December 2012, and is at the lowest level since February 2009. Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20%.

Note: These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".

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The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate has fallen 0.91 percentage points over the last year, and at that pace the serious delinquency rate will be under 1% in about eighteen months. Note: The "normal" serious delinquency rate is under 1%.

Maybe serious delinquencies will be back to normal in late 2015 or 2016.