Recent chatter about the possibility of a slowdown in the prime alternative mortgage market appears misplaced – at least for now. In fact, a new Inside Alternative Mortgages analysis suggests that the sector has provided much of the muscle for the mortgage market this year. During the first six months of 2005, lenders generated an estimated $450 billion in new prime alternative mortgages – including Alt A loans, option adjustable-rate mortgage and interest-only loans, 40-year… [One data table included]