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Washington-The delinquency rate on home-equity lines of credit reached its highest level ever in the American Bankers Association's third-quarter 2008 consumer credit delinquency bulletin.
The HELOC overdue rate rose seven basis points from the second quarter to 1.15% in the third, according to the ABA. The percentage of closed-end home-equity loans that were past due rose to 2.63% from 2.56% in the previous quarter.
The delinquency rates on property improvement and mobile home loans also increased during the third quarter.
ABA chief economist James Chessen said that the data is further evidence that consumers are under financial stress, noting that economists are projecting job losses totaling 2.5 million for the year. He predicts that ...