Publicly traded companies generally reported improved earnings on the production side of their mortgage banking activities during the second quarter of 2017 but slumping income from servicing. A group of 12 lenders that includes most of the top players in the industry reported a combined $1.16 billion in production-related income during the second quarter, up 6.9 percent from the first three months of the year. Combined origination volume was up ... [Includes one data chart]