Florida’s mortgage delinquency rate on the rise.

The Orlando area reported one in every 43 homes, or 2.3 percent of the area’s households, had at least one foreclosure filing in the first quarter, which includes notices of default, auction notices and bank repossessions, RealtyTrac Inc. reported April 29.

In addition, second only to Nevada, the entire state of Florida, is at 14.65 percent.  However, Florida is expected to experience the highest mortgage delinquency rate by the end of the year, reaching as high as 18.2 percent, according to TransUnion.

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