Fifteen stocks in this publication’s Mortgage Industry Equity Composite increased by as much as 4% Friday, but two companies’ shares lost roughly less than 1% of their value.
Ellie Mae fared best among industry stocks followed by Astoria Financial Corp., which had more than a 2% increase in value. Mortgage insurer
A $100 investment in MIEC stocks on Jan. 1, 1998 based on week-to-week gains as of Monday would be worth almost $44, according to this publication’s








