The states with the highest mortgage delinquency rates in the fourth quarter of 2010 were Mississippi, Nevada, and Georgia. Florida had the highest foreclosure inventory rate, followed by Nevada and New Jersey. Nevada, Arizona and Florida had the highest foreclosure starts rates. The document provides data on foreclosure inventory, serious delinquency rates, foreclosure starts, and new delinquencies by state from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of 2010 and year-over-year changes.

1. Mortgage Delinquencies by State IV Quarter 2010

2. Summary The states with the highest overall delinquency rates across all loan types were Mississippi (13.30 percent), Nevada (12.00 percent) and Georgia (11.89 percent). The states with the highest foreclosure inventory rates were Florida (14.18 percent), Nevada (10.06 percent) and New Jersey (7.23 percent). The three states with the highest foreclosure starts rates were Nevada (2.95 percent), Arizona (2.29 percent) and Florida (2.21 percent). The following slides include: Foreclosure inventory, Q3 to Q4 and Year-Over-Year percentage point change in foreclosure inventory Serious delinquency rates, Q3 to Q4 and Year-Over-Year percentage point change in serious delinquency rates Foreclosure starts, Q3 to Q4 and Year-Over-Year percentage point change in foreclosure starts New delinquencies, Q3 to Q4 and Year-Over-Year percentage point change in new delinquencies