FHA Production is Strong
2021 YTD FHA Lending is strong both in terms of total originations (961,249) and in terms of loan volume ($230.04 Billion). In August, FHA lenders originated 119,721 purchase and refinance loans, up 0.5% from August 2020 when production was 119,135 FHA loans.
Wholesale Production is Growing
Lenders in the wholesale channel originated 13,158 FHA Purchase loans in August, representing 17.47% of all Purchase loans - up from the previous month. Wholesale utilization varied by state. In the mainland US, wholesale channel utilization was the highest in California: 36% of all FHA purchase loans originated in this state came through the wholesale channel.
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