Online origination volume posted a 3.7 percent increase in the first three months of 2006 over the same period in 2005, according to a new Inside Mortgage Technology analysis. However, the online share of total originations remained flat and even weakened when compared with last year. Eight out of the top 10 online originators posted double-digit increases during the first quarter over the same period a year ago. Only four lenders in the top… [Two data tables included]