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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Late Payments Rise for Home Equity Loans

by Calculated Risk on 7/03/2007 10:49:00 AM

From the AP: Late Payments Rise for Home Equity Loans, Fall for Credit Cards, Painting Mixed Picture (hat tip barely)

The American Bankers Association, in its quarterly survey of consumer loans, reported Tuesday that late payments on home equity loans rose to 2.15 percent in the January-to-March quarter. That was up sharply from 1.92 percent in the final quarter of last year and was the highest since the late summer of 2005.
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The survey also showed that the delinquency rate on a composite of other types of consumer loans, including those for autos and boats, home improvement and for certain home equity loans, increased to 2.42 percent in the first quarter. That was up from the fourth quarter's 2.23 percent delinquency rate and was the highest since the second quarter of 2001, when the economy was in a recession.