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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in March

by Calculated Risk on 4/30/2019 06:24:00 PM

Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate was decreased to 0.74% in March, from 0.76% in February. The serious delinquency rate is down from 1.16% in March 2018.

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

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

This matches is the lowest serious delinquency rate for Fannie Mae since August 2007.

Fannie Freddie Seriously Delinquent RateClick on graph for larger image

By vintage, for loans made in 2004 or earlier (3% of portfolio), 2.68% are seriously delinquent. For loans made in 2005 through 2008 (4% of portfolio), 4.50% are seriously delinquent, For recent loans, originated in 2009 through 2018 (93% of portfolio), only 0.33% are seriously delinquent. So Fannie is still working through poor performing loans from the bubble years.

The increase late last year in the delinquency rate was due to the hurricanes - there were no worries about the overall market.

I expect the serious delinquency rate will probably decline to 0.5 to 0.7 percent or so to a cycle bottom.

Note: Freddie Mac reported earlier.