by Calculated Risk on 8/21/2020 11:53:00 AM

Note: Loans in forbearance are counted as delinquent in this survey, but those loans are not reported as delinquent to the credit bureaus.

From Black Knight: Total Number of Past Due Mortgages Improves in July While Serious Delinquencies Climb; Monthly Prepayment Activity Hits 16-Year High

• Mortgage delinquencies continued to improve in July, falling 9% from June, with more than 340,000 fewer past due mortgages than in the month prior

• Early-stage delinquencies – loans with a single missed payment – have fallen below pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that the initial inflow of new COVID-19-related delinquencies has subsided

• However, serious delinquencies – those 90 or more days past due – rose by 376,000 and are now up more than 1.8 million from their pre-pandemic levels

• Foreclosure activity continues to remain muted due to widespread moratoriums; though starts rose for the month, overall activity remains near record lows

• Prepayment activity edged slightly higher in July, hitting its highest monthly mark since early 2004, as low rates continue to drive both refinance and purchase activity
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According to Black Knight's First Look report, the percent of loans delinquent decreased 8.9% in July compared to June, and increased 100% year-over-year.

The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased 1.8% in July and were down 28% over the last year.

Black Knight reported the U.S. mortgage delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure) was 6.91% in July, down from 7.59% in June.

The percent of loans in the foreclosure process decreased slightly in July to 0.36% from 0.36% in June.

The number of delinquent properties, but not in foreclosure, is up 1,885,000 properties year-over-year, and the number of properties in the foreclosure process is down 68,000 properties year-over-year.

Black Knight: Percent Loans Delinquent and in Foreclosure Process
	July 2020	June 2020	July 2019	July 2018
Delinquent	6.91%	7.59%	3.46%	3.61%
In Foreclosure	0.36%	0.36%	0.49%	0.57%
Number of properties:
Number of properties that are delinquent, but not in foreclosure:	3,692,000	4,034,000	1,807,000	1,861,000
Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory:	190,000	192,000	258,000	293,000
Total Properties	3,881,000	4,226,000	2,065,000	2,154,000