Only a few states saw their FHA lending hold steady in the first quarter of 2010. California kept its stranglehold on the FHA market with $10.99 billion in originations in 1Q10, a 4.5 percent decrease from the end of last year – but still more than 15 percent of the FHA market. Texas remained the second-largest FHA lending state with $4.02 billion, a 21.7 percent fall from 4Q09. Florida and New York, ranked third and fourth, respectively, decreased their FHA lending 4.9 percent and 6.5 percent, among the lowest rates of... [Includes two data charts]