U.S. Home Mortgage Delinquencies Reach Highest Level Since 2011

U.S. home-mortgage delinquencies climbed in May to the highest level since November 2011 as the pandemic’s toll on personal finances deepened.

The number of borrowers more than 30 days late swelled to 4.3 million, up 723,000 from the previous month, according to property information service Black Knight Inc. More than 8% of all U.S. mortgages were past due or in foreclosure.

The increase in delinquencies was smaller than the 1.6 million jump in April, when the economy ground to a halt nationwide. Still, the path ahead is clouded by the spread of new Covid-19 cases, uncertainty over business reopenings and the looming expiration of benefits that have helped jobless homeowners avert delinquency.

About 20.5 million Americans filed continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the first week of June, Labor Department figures show.

The delinquency count includes homeowners who missed payments as part of forbearance agreements, which allow an initial six-month reprieve without penalty. Many of those borrowers initially made payments despite qualifying for the relief plans, a share that has diminished as the crisis lingers.

Only 15% of homeowners in forbearance made payments as of June 15, down from 28% in May and 46% in April.

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[Jennyoy]

Why don't the media tell which race has a higher delinquency, like what they did to the death of the Chinese coronavirus?

[joshuaklutch]

Why are they playing this awful music you'd hear at the beginning of a training video at work lol its all upbeat sounding while the video itself Is about a terrible housing market crash on the horizon

[gravelgirls]

What a great time to invest in real estate