05/11/2016 08:22 pm
ATLANTA–Consistent with other data from the housing market, including ongoing declines in foreclosures, Equifax is reporting that the total balance of write-offs through the first quarter of 2016 for first mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and home equity loans is $9.5 billion, a nine-year low for Q1 and a year-over-year decrease of 22.7%.