Mortgage group: Encouraging signs in new delinquency numbers

The Mortgage Bankers Association last month gave the most encouraging assessment in several years on delinquent mortgages, reporting a 30-day tardy rate not seen nationally since the end of 2007, a period that marked the start of the current recession. The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally [...] [...]