Topic: Jay Brinkmann

Loans: Delinquencies edge up on mortgages

Loans in process of foreclosure are on the wane, a good sign. But home loans where owners have missed a payment are on the rise.

Mortgage loan rates above 5 percent next year?

Mortgage loan rate will rise from an average 4.4 percent now to 5.1 percent in 2011, mortgage bankers forecast.

Foreclosures aren't over, despite quarterly drop in mortgage delinquency

Foreclosures may come down as the jobs market improves, but the share of home loans in serious trouble remains elevated.

Obama aid package to help with home foreclosures

The $1.5 billion federal aid package will be distributed to housing agencies in California, Nevada, Florida, Michigan, and Arizona – the states hardest hit by the housing crisis – to help keep struggling homeowners in their houses.

Mortgage delinquencies may be peaking, but housing market far from normal

A decline in mortgage delinquencies is promising, says the Mortgage Bankers Association. But real estate troubles continue.

Record 9.6 percent of homeowners are behind on their mortgages

Job losses are driving more mortgage woes, as a record 9.6 percent of homeowners were delinquent in the third quarter, Mortgage Bankers Association reports.

Mortgage bankers: rates to rise on home loans