17 American Cities Where Foreclosures Are A Serious Problem

National foreclosures increased by two percent month-over-month in February, according to RealtyTrac. They were down 25 percent from a year ago.

But RealtyTrac vice president Daren Blomquist warns that "dangerous foreclosure flare-ups are still popping up" in certain states.

We drew on the report to highlight the 17 metros with the highest foreclosure rate.

Note: The metros are ranked by foreclosure rate i.e. 1in every X homes received a foreclosure filing. We picked the 17 metros with the highest foreclosure rate from all the metros measured by RealtyTrac.

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio

1 in every 392 homes received a foreclosure filing in February 2013

Properties with foreclosure filings:
2,434

Change from January 2013:
+48.41 percent

Change from February 2012:
+22.62 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky

1 in every 386 homes received a foreclosure filing in February 2013

Properties with foreclosure filings:
1,443

Change from January 2013:
+58.57 percent

Change from February 2012:
+62.50 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

Akron, Ohio

1 in every 386 homes received a foreclosure filing in February 2013

Properties with foreclosure filings:
809

Change from January 2013:
+75.87 percent

Change from February 2012:
+30.48 percent

Source: RealtyTrac

Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.