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North Carolina rank: 24 90+ Day 2.87% 3.16% -9.05% 90+ Day 4.24% year ago 5.19% percent point change -18.28% 3.45% Top Core-Based Statistical Area Foreclosure CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-CONCORD, NC-SC 90+ Day Delinquency Rate july 2012 3.11% year ago 3.50% percent point change -11.20% 5.42% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90- plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the July 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary July 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 3.46% 3.64% Rate 5.31% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate july 2012 2.94% year ago 2.83% percent point change 3.76% Top County ANSON COUNTY Delinquency Rate july 2012 5.50% Unemployment Rate 9.6% 10.7% -10.3% Foreclosure Rate IN THE NEWS BofA Announces Plans to Donate up to 1,000 Homes to Injured Vets properties for injured military veterans and first responders. The homes will go to non- profits and local government programs over a three-year period. "This is an important expansion of our Bank of America is donating up to 1,000 property donation and community revitaliza- tion initiatives and improves the inventory of homes these organizations focused on assist- ing our veterans and first responders need," said D. Steve Boland, national mortgage outreach executive for Bank of America. "We understand our responsibility to help neighborhoods impacted by foreclosure and property abandonment to recover." So far, more than two dozen homes have been donated through the North Carolina- based bank's serivcemember program. North Carolina James Williamson & Associates REO Sales & Marketing, 20+Years REO Brokerage, Property Preservation 336.682.4007 or 336.655.5990 fax: 800.795.7065 james@jamesewilliamson.com MEMBER North Dakota rank: 49 90+ Day 0.67% 0.64% 3.72% 90+ Day 1.73% year ago 1.53% STAT INSIGHT $40,883 afforded the 85 North Carolina borrowers who've received principal-reducing mods as part of settlement terms. Source: Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight Average amount of relief 102 13.26% percent point change 14.60% Top Core-Based Statistical Area GRAND FORKS, ND-MN 90+ Day 0.83% year ago 0.75% percent point change 10.25% 20.50% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90- plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the July 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary July 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 1.07% Delinquency Rate july 2012 1.29% Foreclosure Rate 2.28% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate july 2012 1.08% year ago 1.02% percent point change 5.77% Top County RANSOM COUNTY Delinquency Rate july 2012 2.62% Unemployment Rate 3.0% 3.6% -16.7% Foreclosure Rate Ohio rank: 11 90+ Day 3.19% 3.31% -3.57% 90+ Day 4.20% year ago 4.42% percent point change -4.90% -3.87% Top Core-Based Statistical Area Foreclosure YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN-BOARDMAN, OH-PA 90+ Day Delinquency Rate july 2012 4.10% year ago 4.17% percent point change -1.70% -0.65% note: The 90+ Day delinquecy rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans that are 90- plus days delinquent. The foreclosure rate is the percentage of outstanding mortgage loans currently in foreclosure. State rank is based on the July 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary July 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 6.81% 6.76% Rate 7.51% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate july 2012 4.30% year ago 4.29% percent point change 0.15% Top County MAHONING COUNTY Delinquency Rate july 2012 7.22% Unemployment Rate 7.2% 8.9% -19.1% Foreclosure Rate IN THE NEWS Ohio Homeowners Hold Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Housing Crisis meeting August 23 in Akron, Ohio, to discuss the impact of the housing crisis on their communities. The event, called "#MyHomeMyVote," was designed to put the housing crisis and voters' concerns at the forefront of the wave of issues surrounding this year's election season. Attendees used the hashtag to tweet their representatives and other officials with their concerns. Held at the Akron-Summit Public Homeowners and officials held a town Library and co-hosted by Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People (ESOP), Asian Services in Action, Inc. (ASIA), and National Council of La Raza's national "Home for Good" campaign, #MyHomeMyVote featured speakers such as Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Betty Sutton, as well as several homeowners and state and local housing professionals.