• ICE’s May 2026 mortgage monitor showed U.S. delinquencies rose 15 bps to 3.5%, largely tied to a Sunday month-end payment-processing lag.
• Serious delinquencies held flat m/m at 577,000 loans, yet rose by 111,000 y/y, the biggest annual increase since 2020.
• Active foreclosure inventory climbed to 280,000 loans, up 34% y/y, the highest level in six years despite remaining below pre-pandemic rates.
• Foreclosure starts fell 9% m/m to 33,000, yet ran 19% above year-ago levels, pointing to rising late-stage distress.
• Prepayment speeds cooled as rates rose, with SMM down to 0.79% from 0.93% in April.

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