Strategic defaults expected to exceed 2011 levels

About 20 percent of mortgages are now underwater, and about 46 percent of bankers surveyed by FICO expect to see the volume of strategic defaults this year exceed 2011 levels. A strategic default is when a homeowner walks away from his home, even though he can afford to make the mortgage payments. In addition to concerns over ...

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