JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Data and Analytics division of Black Knight Financial Services (formerly the LPS Data & Analytics division) reports the following "first look" at December 2013 month-end mortgage performance statistics derived from its loan-level database representing approximately 70 percent of the overall market.



    Total U.S. loan delinquency
     rate (loans 30 or more days
     past due, but not in
     foreclosure):                                6.47%

    Month-over-month change in
     delinquency rate:                            0.26%

    Year-over-year change in
     delinquency rate:                           -9.85%

    Total U.S. foreclosure pre-
     sale inventory rate:                         2.48%

    Month-over-month change in
     foreclosure pre-sale
     inventory rate:                             -0.74%

    Year-over-year change in
     foreclosure pre-sale
     inventory rate:                            -27.90%

    Number of properties that are
     30 or more days past due, but
     not in foreclosure:                     3,243,000

    Number of properties that are
     90 or more days delinquent,
     but not in foreclosure:                 1,280,000

    Number of properties in
     foreclosure pre-sale
     inventory:                              1,244,000

    Number of properties that are
     30 or more days delinquent or
     in foreclosure:                         4,488,000

    States with highest percentage
     of non-current* loans:         MS, NJ, FL, NY, LA

    States with the lowest
     percentage of non-current*
     loans:                         MT, CO, AK, SD, ND

*Non-current totals combine foreclosures and delinquencies as a percent of active loans in that state.

Notes:


    1. Totals are extrapolated based on Black Knight Financial Services'
       loan-level database of mortgage assets.
    2. All whole numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.

The company will provide a more in-depth review of this data in its monthly Mortgage Monitor report, which includes an analysis of data supplemented by in-depth charts and graphs that reflect trend and point-in-time observations. The Mortgage Monitor report will be available online at http://www.lpsvcs.com/LPSCorporateInformation/CommunicationCenter/DataReports/Pages/Mortgage-Monitor.aspx by Feb. 3, 2014.

For more information about gaining access to Black Knight's loan-level database, please send an e-mail to dataanalyticsinfo@bkfs.com.

About Black Knight Financial Services

Black Knight Financial Services, a Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) company, is the mortgage and finance industries' leading provider of integrated technology, services and data solutions. Comprising technology offerings from the union of LPS and ServiceLink, Black Knight Financial Services provides leading software systems; data and analytics; and information solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the loan life cycle.

Black Knight Financial Services helps clients in the mortgage industry and beyond achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. For more information on Black Knight Financial Services, please visit www.BKFS.com.

SOURCE Black Knight Financial Services