Florida and California make up a disproportionate part of foreclosure starts in the U.S. and helped push the national number to new highs, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

California and Florida together represent 21 percent of all loans outstanding, but accounted for 30 percent of foreclosure starts in the country, the report said. They also accounted for 39 percent of all prime adjustable-rate mortgages outstanding and 47 percent of prime ARM foreclosure starts.

Together, the make up 29 percent of all subprime ARMs and 36 percent of subprime ARM foreclosure starts.   Read more

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