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Washington -- The weakness in the housing sector that has driven up mortgage delinquencies appears to be spilling over into the home-equity loan sector as well, according to a quarterly consumer delinquency report from the American Bankers Association.
The delinquency rate on closed-end home-equity loans rose 13 basis points from the third quarter to 1.92% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the ABA. It's the first time the home-equity delinquency rate has been that high since the first quarter of 2006.
However, the delinquency rate on home-equity lines of credit remained unchanged at 0.57%, the lowest delinquency rate among any of the consumer credit categories tracked by the ABA.
The delinquency rate on mobile homes declined 42 basis points to 2.82% in the fourth quarter. Likewise, the delinquency rate on property improvement loans fell 29 basis points to 1.29% in the fourth quarter.
ABA chief economist James Chessen said in a news release that overall, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Home Equity Delinquencies Increase.