The nation’s lending institutions repossessed more than 67,000 American homes in July according to RealtyTrac. 67,829 bank repossessions took place last month, a 4% drop versus the previous month and a decline of 35% when compared to July of last year. Although foreclosure filings dropped in July, more than 212,000 homes received a foreclosure notice of some sort last month. Foreclosure filings have dropped in year-over-year comparisons for each of the last 10 months.