Securitization remained the dominant form of financing new residential mortgage production through the first half of 2006, accounting for over two-thirds of the funding for the period’s unexpectedly strong production levels. According to a new analysis by Inside MBS & ABS, 67.4 percent of new mortgage loans originated in the primary market during the first six months of the year were packaged in mortgage-backed securities. That’s a sharp decline from the record securitization rate of 70.5 percent set during...[One full-page data chart included.]