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The nationwide RateFi product allows borrowers to count crypto holdings toward mortgage underwriting requirements without selling their assets. US mortgage lender Rate has launched a nationwide program that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency holdings to help meet underwriting requirements without liquidating their assets, marking a formal step toward integrating digital assets into traditional home financing. The product, called RateFi, operates within the lender’s existing non-qualified mortgage framework and permits borrowers to count verified crypto assets as qualifying reserves and, in some cases, as an income source. Kate Amor, EVP and head of enterprise products at Rate, told Cointelegraph that for underwriting purposes, RateFi assesses digital asset holdings through a proprietary valuation framework that factors in market price, liquidity and asset-specific volatility. The approach enables certain crypto assets to count toward borrower qualification without being liquidated, whil...

CME FedWatch now implies better than 70% odds that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points at its Dec. 9-10 meeting, dropping the target range from 3.75%-4.00% to 3.50%-3.75%. That marks a dramatic intraday reversal on Nov. 21, when New York Fed President John Williams told reporters the Fed can still trim […] The post Rate cut odds spike to 70%: But are Bitcoin traders ready to buy? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto traders await today’s FOMC meeting with 98% odds on a rate cut, according to Polymarket. Bitcoin holds near $111K as markets brace for a decision that could reshape short-term sentiment across the crypto market. The post [LIVE] Crypto Price Tracker: Is the Fed’s 98% Likely October 29 Rate Cut the Catalyst Crypto Has Been Waiting For? appeared first on Cryptonews.