THE MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY rate in Rhode Island was 5.3% in February. / AP FILE PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in Rhode Island in February that were 30 days or more delinquent was 5.3%, an increase from 4.2% one year prior, according to CoreLogic Tuesday. The state rate was lower than the national delinquency rate of 5.7%, which had increased from 3.4% one year before. “Some families that had…