Economy

The Federal Reserve's top official was emphatic that he and other leaders on the Board of Governors cannot be dismissed or demoted at will by the president.

The post-election spike in the 10-year Treasury yield could translate to higher rates for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the short term.

Yields on both 10-year and 2-year Treasurys moved significantly higher after the Trump election victory and that's bad news for mortgage rates going forward.

Mortgage professionals are focusing on housing policies and the Federal Reserve this November.

Local Law 79 affects roughly 15,000 commercial real estate buildings in New York City, a market ripe for securitization.

This is the first RTL transaction for Roc360 Real Estate Income Trust, the deal's sponsor, in three years. Also, it is Roc360's first rated RTL transaction.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposed rule for the Federal Home Loan Bank System that allows the FHFA director to set "reasonable" board compensation.

The $120 million deal is larger than the inaugural transaction from 2023, and includes expandable notes, plus a 36-month revolving period.

The notes can withstand breakeven default levels of 73.38%, 57.8%, 40.71% and 34.17%, respectively. Those levels surpass the loss multiples of its expected 20.7% in cumulative gross defaults.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's nonbank registry to address repeat corporate offenders goes live this week, but some experts have raised concerns about redundancy and costs for nonbanks.