Fueled by a combination of strong home-purchase activity and heavy refinancing, last month was very good for many of the top 30 mortgage originators in the country as companies throughout the ranks reported record-breaking activity. Among the largest mortgage producers, Countrywide Credit Industries – the third biggest originator in the first quarter according to Inside Mortgage Finance – reported that its monthly fundings set a new record of $10.9 billion in May. This represented the