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Washington -- By the time June ends, the nation's consumers will owe lenders more than $1 trillion on their subprime mortgages, according to figures compiled by this newspaper.
At the end of March, subprime receivables (servicing rights) accounted for 12.16% of all residential loans being serviced in the U.S., compared to 8.03% at the end of 2002. (The 12.16% figure is an all-time high.)
In the first quarter, mortgage bankers funded a near record $169 billion in subprime loans and at the end of March serviced $951 billion in these nonconforming credits.
Based on first-quarter production, chances are the industry has already cracked the $1 trillion mark.
Subprime and nonprime loans - including the production of interest-only and payment-option loans - continue to be the most profitable niches in mortgage banking but in recent months competition has reduced margins on these products. Also hurting the sector is the narrowing spread between short- and long-term rates.
However, delinquency rates on subprime loans continue to be ...