Westchester Foreclosure Filings Soar

October 7, 2013

Westchester County Sees Highest Number of 3^rd Quarter Filings Since 2009

“The number of foreclosure filings in the third quarter of 2013 has increased by fifty-three percent (53%) from the third quarter of 2012,” reported Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni, who serves as Clerk of the Westchester County Supreme Court where foreclosure actions are heard. “We continue to see dramatic growth in the number of actions being started, with 2,046 actions being started in the first three quarters of this year,” said Idoni. The 2013 third quarter total exceeds full year totals of 1,812 in 2012 and 1,655 in 2011.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Total
2006	100	119	159	120	140	128	112	136	117	1,131
2007	146	132	252	181	145	156	176	226	179	1,593
2008	243	231	285	224	202	225	238	242	73	1,963
2009	124	154	210	266	240	266	280	319	332	2,191
2010	260	181	222	210	208	262	219	247	216	2,025
2011	133	145	144	150	157	156	155	153	106	1,299
2012	105	131	143	148	150	147	192	162	159	1,337
2013	208	200	275	269	266	210	252	230	136	2,046

Foreclosure judgments continued their climb as well to 233 after nine months exceeding full year totals of 208 in 2012 and 177 in 2011. County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni warned anyone who faces foreclosure to get legal assistance immediately. “There are ways to avoid or resolve foreclosure if you start early enough,” said Idoni. “But please be sure to use safe, affordable avenues to save your home.”

Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, conducts Mortgage Default Orientation sessions most Tuesdays in their White Plains Office. Trained counselors are available to help at (914) 428-4507 or by visiting www.wroinc.org. For more information on the Office of the Westchester County Clerk, please visit www.WestchesterClerk.com or call (914)995-3080.