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ICE's September 2024 mortgage performance data shows significant trends in the U.S. housing market. The national delinquency rate increased to 3.48%, marking the fourth consecutive year-over-year rise. Serious delinquencies reached a 16-month high, while prepayment activity hit its highest level since August 2022. The total number of properties 30+ days past due or in foreclosure reached 2,068,000, an increase of 80,000 month-over-month. Despite rising delinquencies, foreclosure activity remained subdued, with both starts and completions declining. Louisiana and Mississippi led states with the highest non-current loan percentages at 8.31% and 8.20% respectively.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) reported record-breaking activity in its interest rate derivatives markets for Q3 2024, with over 190 million contracts traded, surpassing Q1 2020's previous record. The average daily volume (ADV) reached 2.9 million contracts, up 39% year-to-date. Notable achievements include 118 million Euribor futures and options traded, breaking the 2013 record, and SONIA futures hitting 14 million contracts with ADV up 59% YTD. The company's €STR futures reached record open interest of over 650,600 contracts on October 22, 2024.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has announced record-breaking open interest across its global energy benchmark markets. On October 18, 2024, ICE Brent crude futures and options reached a record 6.4 million contracts, surpassing the previous record set in April 2020. Brent open interest is up 20% year-over-year. Additionally, ICE's total oil options markets hit a record 6.4 million contracts on the same day.

ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil futures and options also achieved a record 1.3 million contracts, up 67% year-over-year. The average daily volume in Gasoil is up 24% year-over-year. On October 15, 2024, total oil options hit a record traded volume of over 593,800 contracts, with Brent options reaching nearly 542,000 contracts.

ICE's energy complex has seen significant growth, with open interest across its global energy complex up 21% year-over-year at 61.2 million contracts and average daily trading activity up 27% year-to-date.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) reported record trading activity in Q3 2024, with 517 million contracts traded across total futures and options markets. This includes a record 276 million energy futures and options. Notable achievements include:

- Record 173.3 million oil futures and options traded
- ICE Brent reached record 93.4 million futures and options traded
- Brent options hit record open interest of 3.77 million on October 11, 2024
- ICE Gasoil saw record trading in options with 344,000 contracts traded in Q3
- Gasoil futures and options hit record open interest of 1.3 million contracts on October 3, 2024

Other benchmarks also achieved record highs, including WTI, Midland WTI, and Murban futures. ICE's natural gas and environmental markets also saw significant growth, with EU Carbon Allowance futures and options volumes up over 40% year-over-year.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has launched a multi-asset class climate transition risk solution that provides emissions estimates and portfolio analytics across various fixed income asset classes. The solution covers Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and real estate, addressing gaps in emissions data for underserved sub-asset classes.

This integrated offering enables clients to assess and benchmark their financed emissions across a comprehensive range of fixed income asset classes. The solution provides PCAF-aligned financed emissions data for over 110 million US properties and more than 4.2 million fixed income securities globally. It offers advanced portfolio analytics to evaluate total emissions across multi-asset class portfolios, supporting climate risk reporting and stress testing.

ICE's October 2024 Mortgage Monitor Report reveals record-high average monthly mortgage payments, reaching $2,070 in August. This represents a 7.2% increase from last year and a 19.3% rise since early 2020. The report highlights significant disparities between pre-2022 and post-2022 mortgages, with newer loans allocating a larger portion to interest payments.

Property insurance costs have surged dramatically, increasing by 52% since 2020, outpacing other payment components. In high-risk areas like New Orleans and Miami, insurance can account for up to 25% of monthly mortgage payments. The report also notes regional variations in insurance costs, with some areas paying over three times the national average per $1,000 of coverage.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) reported record trading volumes for September and Q3 2024. Highlights include:

- Total average daily volume (ADV) up 29% y/y; open interest (OI) up 16% y/y
- Record Energy ADV up 24% y/y; OI up 21% y/y
- Record Interest Rates ADV up 50% y/y; OI up 18% y/y
- Brent futures and options saw record quantities, affirming its role as the global oil benchmark
- Notable increases in WTI, Gasoil, Natural Gas, and Environmental markets

Q3 2024 highlights:
- Total ADV up 28% y/y
- Energy ADV up 23% y/y, including record futures of 3.7M lots
- Record ADV for Brent, WTI, Midland WTI, and Murban crude oil contracts
- Significant growth in Natural Gas, Environmentals, and Financial markets

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), has launched NYSE TV Live, a weekday morning program broadcast live from the iconic NYSE trading floor. The show, airing from 9-10 am ET, covers news impacting global markets and the economy. Anchored by renowned broadcast journalist Kristen Scholer, alongside NYSE TV anchor Trinity Chavez, the program provides an in-depth look at daily news and events inside the historic NYSE building.

NYSE TV Live features interviews with leading market and industry experts, as well as business and political leaders visiting the exchange. The show is available on multiple streaming platforms, including Cheddar, NYSE TV's website and app, YouTube, Apple TV, Roku, fireTV, and Apple and Android mobile devices. Replays are accessible 24/7 on the NYSE TV app.

ICE reports the following first look at August 2024 month-end mortgage performance statistics:

The national delinquency rate fell 3 basis points to 3.34% in August, down 0.9% for the month but up 5.1% from last year. Serious delinquencies rose 14K (+3.3%) to a six-month high, but remain historically low. Foreclosure starts fell by 9% from the month prior and remain 32% below 2019 levels. The share of mortgages in foreclosure hit the second-lowest level on record outside of the COVID-19 moratorium.

Prepayment activity rose to 0.62% – a level not seen in two years – on easing rates, rising by 4.7% from July and 18.0% from last year. The top 5 states by non-current percentage are Mississippi (7.93%), Louisiana (7.87%), Alabama (5.61%), Indiana (5.30%), and West Virginia (5.14%).