Mortgage mess expanding, says AIG
Borrowers just above subprime are reporting more residential mortgage delinquencies, according to AIG.
Borrowers in the category just above subprime are reporting more residential mortgage delinquencies, according to AIG
In a presentation to investors, the world’s largest insurer and one of the biggest mortgage lenders said that more than 10% of its subprime mortgages were 60 days overdue, while 4.6% in the category just above subprime were late during the second quarter.
Also, total delinquencies in AIG’s $25.9 billion mortgage insurance portfolio came out to 2.5%.
Delinquency rates for first mortgages, which represent 90% of AIG’s domestic mortgage business, also jumped to 3.89% in June, up from 3.56% in April, the insurer reported.
Although second-lien mortgages only made up 10% of AIG’s mortgage insurance portfolio, it incurred $159 million in the losses during the second quarter.
These mortgages are susceptible to defaults and are especially sensitive to falling home values, New York-based AIG said.
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