Foreclosure rates rise in 33 states

Bankruptcy levels remained largely unchanged...But the depressed housing market took a toll. Foreclosure rates rose in 33 states [in December], most sharply in Utah, New Jersey, Nevada and Arizona. The average county's score in December was 10.4, up from 10.3 in November. Slightly more than 40 percent of the nation's 3,141 counties were deemed stressed, up slightly from November. Read more...