ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall fourth-quarter critical defect rate fell to 1.38%, a 22.9% decrease from 1.79% in Q3 2025, marking the first quarterly decline after three consecutive quarters of increases.
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ACES Quality Management: Overall Critical Defect Rate Increases
ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate increased from 1.51% in Q2 2025 to 1.79% in Q3 2025, an 18.5% increase.
ACES Quality Management Finds Early Signs of Loan Quality Risk
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate rose in the first quarter, ending two quarters of improvement.
ACES: Critical Defect Rate for Q4 2024 Drops
ACES Quality Management, Denver, saw the overall critical defect rate for Q4 2024 drop to 1.16%, the second lowest level since ACES began compiling the report.
ACES: Critical Defect Rate Decreased Again in Q4 2023
ACES Quality Management, Denver, released its Mortgage QC Industry Trends report for the fourth quarter of 2023, finding that the critical defect rate decreased to 1.53%.
ACES: Critical Defect Rate Falls for Third Straight Quarter
ACES Quality Management, Denver, Colo., reported the critical defect rate for the second quarter of 2023 fell to 1.72%, a 3.37% decrease and the third consecutive quarter of declines.
Critical Defect Rate Drops in Q4 2022, ACES Finds
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate declined to 1.84% in Q4 2022.