Wholesale-brokers and correspondent aggregators increased their market share in all three major product categories. Retail continued to lead conventional-conforming lending. (Includes two data tables.)

Agency securitizations rose slightly in the third quarter thanks to increased deliveries of retail loans. Credit quality improved very slightly. (Includes two data tables.)

Retail originations of mortgages by banks and thrifts sharply increased in the second quarter. The industry also reported a more modest increase in secondary-market mortgage sales. (Includes two data tables.)