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ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Seasonal and Calendar Factors Drive Rise in November Delinquencies
ATLANTA & NEW YORK, December 23, 2025--ICE Mortgage Technology, a neutral provider of a robust end-to-end mortgage platform and part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), today released the November 2025 ICE First Look at mortgage delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment trends.
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