US HOME FORECLOSURES SURGE 42% YEAR-OVER-YEAR U.S. lenders repossessed 5,794 homes in August 2026, up 42% from a year earlier and 22% from July, according to ATTOM. Total foreclosure filings reached 40,277 properties, up 13% year-over-year, while new foreclosure proceedings increased 7% nationally. Several states recorded significantly larger annual increases in foreclosure starts: 🇺🇸 Tennessee: +145% 🇺🇸 Oklahoma: +102% 🇺🇸 Mississippi: +69% 🇺🇸 Arkansas: +66% 🇺🇸 Michigan: +50%