Table: MORTGAGE POSSESSION ACTIONS IN THE COUNTY COURTS*

  Year        Quarter   Claims  Orders  Properties

                        Issued  made2   taken into
                                        possession3
  1990                  145,350 103,508 43,890
  1991                  186,649 142,905 75,540
  1992                  142,162 126,881 68,540

  1993                  116,181 105,283 58,540
  1994                  87,958  77,681  49,210
  1995                  84,170  75,258  49,410
  1996                  79,858  71,203  42,560
  1997                  67,073  57,156  32,770

  1998                  84,836  66,055  33,870
  1999                  81,608  60,194  29,990
  2000                  78,060  44,962  22,870
  2001                  66,735  46,956  18,280
  2002                  63,599  40,676  11,970

  2003                  66,409  40,105  7,700
  2004                  77,512  45,836  9,030
  2005                  115,014 70,061  10,310
  2006                  131,551 89,857  17,000
  2002        Q1        17,428  10,656

              Q2        14,922  11,144  6,850
              Q3        16,207  9,524
              Q4        15,042  9,352   5,120
  2003        Q1        15,878  9,468
              Q2        16,165  9,920   4,220

              Q3        16,570  10,461
              Q4        17,796  10,256  3,480
  2004        Q1        18,999  11,101
              Q2        18,595  11,263  3,000
              Q3        19,319  11,724

              Q4        20,599  11,748  6,030
  2005        Q1        25,806  13,880
              Q2        28,372  18,100  4,620
              Q3        29,923  19,488
              Q4        30,913  18,593  5,690

  2006        Q1        33,334  21,732
              Q2        33,032  21,978  8,140
              Q3        34,589  23,849
              Q4        30,596  22,298  8,860
  2007        Q1        33,715  21,931