Private mortgage insurers were the largest providers of insurance coverage on purchase loans securitized by the three agencies in early 2017, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis. Private MI coverage was attached to $40.08 billion of purchase mortgages securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the first quarter. That equaled 26.3 percent of total purchase business by the two government-sponsored enterprises and Ginnie Mae. The FHA provided...[Includes one data table]