Mortgage delinquencies spreading: AIG http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0835672120070809?src=080907_0853_TOPSTORY_subprime_turmoil_spreads
Thu Aug 9, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residential mortgage delinquencies and defaults are becoming more common among borrowers in the category just above subprime, American International Group said on Thursday.
In a presentation on its subprime exposure, AIG, the world's largest insurer and one of the biggest mortgage lenders, said total delinquencies in its $25.9 billion real estate portfolio were 2.5 percent.
It said 10.8 percent of its subprime mortgages were 60 days overdue, compared with 4.6 percent in the category with credit scores just above subprime, indicating that the threat to the mortgage market may be spreading.
(Reporting by Ed Leefeldt)
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