Legal Filings

Foreclosure Filings

Legal Filings indicator

What is the current Foreclosure Filings?

FORECLOSURE FILINGS
32%

Foreclosure Filings YoY Change: 32% as of 2026-Q1. Source: ATTOM Data Solutions.

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How has Foreclosure Filings changed over time?

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Foreclosure Filings over time
Foreclosure Filings, percent
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Quarterly · ATTOM Data Solutions
Period Value YoY Change
Q1 2026 32% +34.0 pts
Q4 2025 32% +40.7 pts
Q3 2025 17% +33.0 pts
Q2 2025 13% +17.0 pts
Q1 2025 -2% −1.2 pts
Q4 2024 -8.7% −6.7 pts
Q3 2024 -16% −28.0 pts
Q2 2024 -4% −15.0 pts
Q1 2024 -0.8% −14.5 pts
Q4 2023 -2% −64.0 pts
Q3 2023 12% −82.7 pts
Q2 2023 11% −164.0 pts

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What is Foreclosure Filings YoY Change?

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Why does Foreclosure Filings YoY Change matter for financial distress?

Foreclosure Filings YoY Change is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the Foreclosure Filings YoY Change data come from?

This data comes from ATTOM Data Solutions. More information: https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/. The American Distress Index updates this indicator quarterly.

Ross Kilburn
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Ross Kilburn, Founder

American Default Research · Seattle, Washington

Two decades working directly with financially distressed American households — from property preservation in 2003, to negotiating over 1,000 short sales during the Great Recession, to foreclosure defense marketing today. Author, The Ark Law Group Complete Guide to Short Sales (Auroch Press, 2013). Twice named to Puget Sound Business Journal Fast 50 for Ark Law Group. B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Founded American Default Research in 2026 to fill a gap in public data that had been empty since 2013.

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Why does Foreclosure Filings matter?

Foreclosure Filings is one of 98 live indicators tracked by American Default Research. The methodology page explains sources, update cadence, and how the index uses its published inputs.
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