Mortgage Delinquencies Decline for Fifth Consecutive Month in October; Record-Low Rates Push Prepayment Activity to 16-Year High

• Mortgage delinquencies improved again in October, falling to 6.44%, the lowest level since March
• Despite five consecutive months of improvement, there are still more than 3.4 million delinquent mortgages, nearly twice as many as there were entering the year
• Serious delinquencies – loans 90 or more days past due – improved in October as well, but volumes remain at more than five times (+1.8 million) pre-pandemic levels
• October’s 4,700 foreclosure starts marked a nearly 90% year-over-year reduction as widespread moratoriums remain in place, while active foreclosure inventory set yet another record low at 178,000
• Record-low interest rates again pushed prepayment activity higher, with October’s prepayment rate of 3.17% setting the highest single-month mark in more than 16 years

ACKSONVILLE, Fla. – November 23, 2020 – Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) reports the following “first look” at October 2020 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing approximately two thirds of the national mortgage market. Data is then extrapolated to reflect the entirety of the active mortgage universe.

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