Refinance Originations Drop Sharply in 2Q11 While Agency Programs Continue to Dominate
September 8, 2011
Government-insured mortgage programs held up a little better than the overall market during the second quarter of 2011, edging back toward the higher market shares they recorded in late 2009 and early last year, according to a new analysis and ranking by Inside Mortgage Finance. FHA and VA lending accounted for 27.2 percent of new loan originations in the second quarter, despite a 5.3 percent drop in volume. That represented the highest market penetration for the government programs since early 2010, when they accounted for 28.8 percent of new originations. The all-time high market share for FHA and VA was back in the fourth quarter of 2008, at... [Includes two data charts]
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