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Alaska, Delaware, Maine Lead Mortgage Gains as Debt Doubles

5/3/2026

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WalletHub reported that by the end of 2025 Alaska, Delaware and Maine posted the biggest gains in mortgage balances, rising about 2.5 percent to $248,013, $210,542 and $209,936, with payments from $1,689 to $2,078.
ConsumerAffairs found individual debt rose from $32,840 in 2003 to $63,200 in 2025, a 139.6 percent increase.
Louisiana’s serious mortgage delinquency rate was 1.83 percent, Nevada’s credit-card rate 16.3 percent and Mississippi’s student-loan rate 13.4 percent, all below national averages.

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Story summary

WalletHub reported that by the end of 2025 Alaska, Delaware and Maine posted the biggest gains in mortgage balances, rising about 2.5 percent to $248,013, $210,542 and $209,936, with payments from $1,689 to $2,078.
ConsumerAffairs found individual debt rose from $32,840 in 2003 to $63,200 in 2025, a 139.6 percent increase.
Louisiana’s serious mortgage delinquency rate was 1.83 percent, Nevada’s credit-card rate 16.3 percent and Mississippi’s student-loan rate 13.4 percent, all below national averages.