ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate increased to 1.71% in the first quarter from 1.38% in late 2025.
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ACES: Critical Defect Rate Falls to Annual Low
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.
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: Q3 2024 Critical Defect Rate Falls
ACES Quality Management, Denver, released its Q3 Mortgage QC Trends Report, finding the overall critical defect rate declined from the second quarter by 17%. The overall rate ended the quarter at 1.51%.
ACES Finds Second Consecutive Increase in Critical Defect Rate
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate increased to 1.81% during the second quarter, moving closer to the precarious 2% threshold.
ACES Quality Management: Critical Defect Rate Up in Q1
ACES Quality Management, Denver, released its Mortgage QC Industry Trends report for the first quarter, finding a modest increase in the critical defect rate to 1.58%.
ACES Quality Management: Critical Defect Rate Continues to Decline in Q3
ACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate continued to fall in Q3 2023, by 2.91% to 1.67%.
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.
ACES: Critical Defect Rate Down for Q1 2023
ACES Quality Management, Denver, reported the overall critical defect rate for the first quarter of 2023 was 1.78%. That’s down 3.26% from the previous quarter, and the second straight quarter of declines.
3Q Critical Defect Rate Posts Series High
ACES Quality Management, Denver, said the overall critical defect rate for mortgage underwriting in the third quarter rose to a series high.