by Calculated Risk on 7/27/2020 04:41:00 PM
Monday, July 27, 2020
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased sharply in June, Highest in 7 Years
Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in June was 2.48%, up from 0.81% in May. Freddie's rate is up from 0.63% in June 2019.
This is the highest serious delinquency rate since October 2013.
Freddie's serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20%.
These are mortgage loans that are "three monthly payments or more past due or in foreclosure".
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With COVID-19, this rate will increase significantly again in July (it takes time since these are mortgages three months or more past due).
Mortgages in forbearance are being counted as delinquent in this monthly report, but they will not be reported to the credit bureaus.
This is very different from the increase in delinquencies following the housing bubble. Lending standards have been fairly solid over the last decade, and most of these homeowners have equity in their homes - and they will be able to restructure their loans once they are employed.
Note: Fannie Mae will report for June soon.