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92 Oregon RANK: 23 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.50% 1.59% 5.8 YEAR AGO 1.70% 2.37% 7.1 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -11.9% -32.8% -1.3 Top County CROOK COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.53% 3.18% YEAR AGO 1.55% 5.17% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -1.7% -38.6% Top Core-Based Statistical Area PRINEVILLE, OR 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.53% 3.18% YEAR AGO 1.55% 5.17% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -1.7% -38.6% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the February 2015 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary February 2015 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Utah RANK: 43 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.73% 0.66% 3.4 YEAR AGO 2.07% 0.93% 3.8 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -16.6% -29.3% -0.4 Top County EMERY COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 4.20% 2.07% YEAR AGO 4.04% 1.01% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE 4.2% 104.6% Top Core-Based Statistical Area PRICE, UT 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 2.44% 1.45% YEAR AGO 2.72% 2.29% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -10.2% -36.8% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the February 2015 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary February 2015 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. IN THE NEWS Clayton Holdings Acquires Red Bell Real Estate Real estate and mortgage industry services provider Clayton Holdings has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Red Bell Real Estate and its sister company, Main Street Valuation. Red Bell's offerings include leading-edge valuation products to investors, lenders, and loan servicers, such as automated valuation models (AVMs) and broker price opin- ions (BPOs). Red Bell is also a provider of advanced technologies that help investors monitor the performance of loans and loss mitigation activity, acquire and track non- performing loans, and value and sell REO properties through a secure platform. "Red Bell has done a great job of deliver- ing technology-based solutions that allow its clients to remain competitive within an ever- changing landscape. is acquisition signifi- cantly enhances the array of sophisticated solutions that we can offer to our respective clients," said Joe D'Urso, Clayton's president. "Red Bell is an important step in our strategic road map and will serve as the platform and the foundation for new initiatives within the broader real estate market." According to the announcement from Clayton, the Red Bell brand will continue, and the company's co-founder, Jeffrey Jonas, and his senior management team will remain in Salt Lake City. "We are excited to join a world-class organization like Clayton that is committed to the real estate and mortgage markets and is willing to expand our real estate operations and work to develop game-changing innova- tions," Jonas said. Washington RANK: 25 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.72% 1.38% 6.3 YEAR AGO 2.26% 1.76% 6.4 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -23.8% -21.5% -0.1 Top County WAHKIAKUM COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.25% 3.16% YEAR AGO 2.75% 2.75% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -54.6% 14.9% Top Core-Based Statistical Area SHELTON, WA 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 2.59% 2.49% YEAR AGO 3.18% 2.67% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -18.5% -6.5% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the February 2015 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary February 2015 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Wyoming RANK: 40 90+ Day Foreclosure Unemployment Delinquency Rate Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.10% 0.69% 4 YEAR AGO 1.16% 0.60% 4.3 YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -5.9% 16.5% -0.3 Top County WESTON COUNTY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 2.05% 2.36% YEAR AGO 1.22% 0.19% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE 67.7% 1135.4% Top Core-Based Statistical Area GILLETTE, WY 90+ Day Foreclosure Delinquency Rate Rate FEBRUARY 2015 1.64% 1.73% YEAR AGO 2.12% 1.29% YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE -22.6% 34.2% note: The 90+ day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are seriously delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the February 2015 foreclosure rate. All fi gures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate refl ects preliminary February 2015 fi gures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of LPS Data & Analytics. Utah's rank in bankruptcy filings per capita for the first three months of 2015, with 4.07 per 1,000 people. Only Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Illinois ranked higher. Source: AACER bankruptcy data reported by Epiq Systems. STAT INSIGHT 5th