Thanks to an improving economy and growing home equity, the U.S. mortgage delinquency rate hit its lowest level in recorded history in December, falling to just 3.4% of all loans, according to CoreLogic.
That’s down from 5.8% of all loans in December 2020.
The firm’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report shows that early-stage delinquencies (30 to 59 days past due) represented just 1.2% of all loans in December, down from 1.4% in December 2020.