Mortgage foreclosures, delinquencies fall

cedar rapids Foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates fell in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in June compared with the same month of 2013, according to CoreLogic of Irvine, Calif.

The rate of Cedar Rapids area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 1.08 percent for June, a decline of 0.72 percent compared with 1.8 percent in June 2013.

Foreclosure activity in Cedar Rapids also was lower than the national foreclosure rate, which was 1.7 percent in June. That compares with 2.5 percent in the same month last year.

CoreLogic data showed 2.75 percent of Cedar Rapids mortgage loans were 90 days or more delinquent in June, compared with 3.18 percent for the same month last year.

The rate of Iowa City area foreclosures was 0.57 percent in June, a decrease of 0.34 percent compared with June 2013 when the rate was 0.92 percent.

CoreLogic data showed 1.45 percent of mortgage loans in Iowa City were 90 days or more delinquent in June, compared with 1.74 percent for the same month last year.

The foreclosure rate measures the percentage of loans in some stage of the foreclosure process. A foreclosure is defined by the legal process by which an owner's right to a property is terminated, usually due to default.

The mortgage delinquency rate measures the percentage of loans that are more than 90 days past due, including those in foreclosure and real estate owned by banks.