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VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM Kentucky rank: 23 90+ Day 2.37% 2.48% -4.5% 90+ Day 3.58% year ago 2.74% percent point change 30.5% -19.1% Top Core-Based Statistical Area HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH 90+ Day 2.53% year ago 2.63% percent point change -4.1% 17.7% 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 August 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary August 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 3.70% Delinquency Rate august 2012 4.35% Foreclosure Rate 8.90% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate august 2012 3.21% year ago 3.25% percent point change -1.2% Top County BATH COUNTY Delinquency Rate august 2012 7.20% Foreclosure Rate Unemployment Rate 8.5% 9.6% -11.5% IN THE NEWS Mortgage Contracting Services Commences Operations in Louisiana (MCS) commemorated the official opening of its newest facility in Ruston, Louisiana, with a ribbon-cutting event. Officials from the city of Ruston, local business leaders, and representatives from Louisiana Tech University and other area universities joined MCS to welcome its employees and celebrate commencement of the company's business operations at the new 10,000-square-foot location. MCS provides property preservation ser- Mortgage Contracting Services LLC Maine rank: 6 90+ Day 2.76% 2.55% 8.2% 90+ Day 3.80% year ago 3.16% percent point change 20.4% 13.9% Top Core-Based Statistical Area LEWISTON-AUBURN, ME 90+ Day vices, inspections, and REO property main- tenance to mortgage servicers throughout the United States and its outlying territories. The Ruston facility is the company's third, with its corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and an operations center in Plano, Texas. MCS' primary goal, according to the Louisiana rank: 22 90+ Day 3.50% 3.43% 1.9% 90+ Day 6.01% year ago 5.74% percent point change 4.8% 6.9% Top Core-Based Statistical Area NEW ORLEANS-METAIRIE-KENNER, LA 90+ Day 3.82% year ago 3.62% percent point change 5.3% -2.2% 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 August 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary August 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 4.23% Delinquency Rate august 2012 4.14% Foreclosure Rate 6.48% STAT INSIGHT to obtain a marketable title on a Louisiana property from the time foreclosure is initiated. Source: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Number of days (estimated) 390 -18.5% 4.93% percent point change 43.7% Top Core-Based Statistical Area SALISBURY, MD 90+ Day 2.96% year ago 4.47% percent point change -33.8% 58.8% 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 August 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary August 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 4.25% Delinquency Rate august 2012 6.76% Foreclosure Rate Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate august 2012 3.24% year ago 3.33% percent point change -2.6% Top County ST. BERNARD PARISH Delinquency Rate august 2012 6.93% Unemployment Rate 7.4% 7.3% 1.4% Foreclosure Rate company, is to create stable jobs in rural America. The company plans to add approxi- mately 90 employees to its team in Ruston over the next few years. MCS has already filled several full- and part-time positions for residents as well as university students. The company anticipates the ribbon-cutting will signify the start of what MCS expects to be a lasting relationship with area residents and the university. The local government and the community's universities strongly support the company's efforts. Ruston Mayor Dan Hollingsworth referred to MCS as "a high- quality company" and a "centerpiece in our efforts to provide quality jobs in the future." 3.59% year ago 3.54% percent point change 1.5% 22.1% 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 August 2012 foreclosure rate. All figures are rounded to the nearest decimal. The unemployment rate reflects preliminary August 2012 figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All other data courtesy of Lender Processing Services. 5.93% Delinquency Rate august 2012 7.25% Foreclosure Rate 11.46% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate august 2012 5.79% year ago 5.19% percent point change 11.6% Top County WASHINGTON COUNTY Delinquency Rate august 2012 13.05% Foreclosure Rate Unemployment Rate 7.6% 7.5% 1.3% Maryland rank: 9 90+ Day 3.54% 4.71% -24.7% 90+ Day 4.02% year ago 6.43% Delinquency Rate Foreclosure Rate august 2012 5.17% year ago 3.31% percent point change 56.2% Top County SOMERSET COUNTY Delinquency Rate august 2012 9.25% Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.2% -1.4% Foreclosure Rate 89