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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_bi_ge/foreclosure_rates
WASHINGTON – Despite halts on new foreclosures by several major lenders, the
number of households threatened with losing their homes rose 30 percent in
February from last year's levels, RealtyTrac
reported Thursday.
Nationwide, nearly 291,000 homes received at least one foreclosure-related
notice last month, up 6 percent from January, according to the Irvine,
Calif-based company. While foreclosures are highly concentrated in the Western
states and Florida,
the problem is spreading to states like Idaho, Illinois and Oregon as the U.S.
economy worsens.