1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (439+ words) The UK-listed Bitcoin treasury company says the facility will bridge equity settlements, enabling faster Bitcoin purchases during volatile markets. United Kingdom-listed Bitcoin treasury firm The Smarter Web Company has secured a $30 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit. The facility…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (655+ words) Coinbase and Better Home & Finance launched a structure that lets borrowers pledge Bitcoin or USDC to fund the cash down payment on a conforming mortgage tied to Fannie Mae-backed loans. Crypto exchange Coinbase Global has launched a mortgage structure with…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (414+ words) The new policy will allow borrowers to use Bitcoin, Ether, crypto ETFs and US dollar-backed stablecoins for asset verification and income estimates without liquidation. Newrez plans to treat eligible cryptocurrency holdings as qualifying assets in its mortgage underwriting process, a…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1274+ words) If you're one of the lucky people who own four to six Bitcoin " or 111 to 166 ETH " that's enough to buy an average-priced house in the US or Australia. There are some big drawbacks however, with interest rates sometimes twice as…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (563+ words) The Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) recent directive to explore how cryptocurrency might be included in single-family mortgage risk assessments is a welcome and long-overdue step. If implemented, it could allow long-term crypto holders to use their digital assets when…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (531+ words) If passed, the legislation could give more weight to a US housing regulatory agency's June order to consider certain digital assets for mortgage loan risk assessments. Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a law that could codify an order from…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (686+ words) A group of Senate Democrats has probed Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte over his order to propose how to consider crypto in mortgage applications. Five US Senate Democrats have probed the head of the country's housing finance agency…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (530+ words) Australia's Block Earner has launched a Bitcoin-backed mortgage as a new path into the property market, following a regulatory win that cleared the way for crypto-backed lending. As home prices in Australia continue to outpace incomes, a company is rolling…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1032+ words) The head of the FHFA said his agency is considering how Bitcoin is counted in qualifying for a mortgage. The US federal home loan regulator is looking into how crypto holdings could help mortgage seekers qualify for home loans. The…...