Foreclosures on delinquent U.S. mortgages have almost doubled from this time last year, according to the latest reading from Fitch Ratings.
The higher foreclosure rates mean U.S. housing prices will probably fall another 10 percent before stabilizing, the ratings agency said Monday.
The rate of new foreclosures on delinquent loans has risen to over 10 percent a month, according to Fitch's latest RMBS (residential mortgage-backed security) Performance Metric. That's almost double the historical lows from a year ago, and is close to the 14 percent average rate between 2000 and 2010.
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