More borrowers who have remained current on their mortgage are choosing strategic defaults, raising fears of a renewed increase of underwater borrowers with higher origination balances walking away from their mortgage obligations, according to a recent report by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s analysts found that between 12 to 24 percent of performing mortgage loans, depending on the asset type, have loan-to-value ratios that are higher than those of defaulted mortgages. They also have risen more steeply compared to other ...