MBA: 4Q Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to 40-Year Low

Mortgage delinquency rates for loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties in the fourth quarter fell to the lowest level since the Mortgage Bankers Association began tracking such data.

3rd Quarter Foreclosure Activity at Lowest Level Since 2005

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., reported 143,105 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the third quarter, down 6 percent from the previous quarter and down 19 percent from a year ago to the lowest level since Q2 2005.