Slight Increase Seen in Nationwide November Delinquencies

Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) has reported the following "first look" at November 2012 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing approximately 70 percent of the overall market. ►Total U.S. loan delinquency rate (loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure): 7.12 percent ►Month-over-month change in delinquency rate: 1.19 percent ►Year-over-year change in delinquency rate: -9.06 percent ►Total U.S. foreclosure pre-sale inventory rate: 3.51 percent ►Month-over-month change in foreclosure presale inventory rate: -2.84 percent ►Year-over-year change in foreclosure presale inventory rate: -16.42 percent ►Number of properties that are 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure: 3,583,000 ►Number of properties that are 90 or more days delinquent, but not in foreclosure: 1,584,000 ►Number of properties in foreclosure pre-sale inventory: 1,767,000 ►Number of properties that are 30 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure: 5,350,000 ►States with highest percentage of non-current loans: FL, NJ, MS, NV, NY ►States with the lowest percentage of non-current loans: MT, WY, SD, AK, ND