Key insight: A bipartisan housing bill aims to open up funds for local housing projects, especially in the manufactured housing space.  What’s at stake: The bill also includes a handful of community bank riders, including measures related to regulatory treatment of brokered and custodial deposits.  Forward look: The housing bill will now head to the

First, let me address the main question: Does Bank of America’s new forecast of three rate hikes before the end of the year make sense? The short answer is: No. Three Fed rate hikes in 2026 doesn’t make sense, nor has the marketplace priced in three rate hikes in such a short amount of time.