Mortgage Default Rates Continue to Risehttp://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/01152013_loan_defaults.aspIncreased mortgage defaults pushed the overall consumer default rate up in December for the third consecutive month. The national S&P Experian Consumer Credit Default Index hit a post recession low of 1.46 percent in September but then went to 1.55enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)