FHA loan production declined by 11.0 percent in February from the previous month but increased 1.2 percent from a year ago, according to Inside FHA Lending’s analysis of FHA data. Approved lenders reported $15.2 billion in new FHA-insured loans in February, down from $17.1 billion the previous month but up from $15.0 billion in the same month last year. In-house originations accounted for the lion’s share of FHA originations, 78.2 percent, for the month, while purchase mortgages made up the bulk of FHA endorsements at 55.1 percent. An estimated 97.1 percent were ... [1 Chart]