The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Every week, 6,600 foreclosure proceedings start. That's one every 13 seconds.

The Center for Responsible Lending's website now has a constantly-updated counter showing the number of new foreclosures this year in the United States, as well as totals for each state. The counter is a graphic reminder of how severe the mortgage crisis is. The foreclosure data is based on Mortgage Banker Association figures.