Rising Mortgage Delinquencies and Lender Placed Insurance

By Tom Boecker

Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures continue to rise at record rates throughout the country and things could still get worse. With rising unemployment numbers and a new variety of mortgage resets this year, foreclosures are expected to continue to climb well into 2010. Worse yet, foreclosures are increasing in the category of prime borrows as opposed to the sub prime borrowers that made up a majority of the foreclosures in 2008. In other words, even those with good credit and who have always paid on time, are now falling behind on their mortgages. Despite new government programs aimed at helping borrowers, delinquencies and foreclosures continue to rise, putting lending institutions at greater risk.

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