Fannie Mae's former CEO is launching a new online platform for making loans.

Lower mortgage rates combined with a higher refinance index indicates that prepayment speeds are likely to increase.

Applications to refinance home loans are close to their highest levels since November 2016.

According to a new report by JPMorgan MBS strategists, August could see a 20% bump.

"What are they trying to fix, exactly?"

The most recent forecast calls for a 15% increase in prepayment speeds for May.

The subprime consumer-loan industry may now get a boost under a proposed rule issued Feb. 6 by the CFPB.

Rising mortgage rates have pushed home affordability to near its lowest level since 2008.