Mortgages
Figure Technologies Reveals Crypto-Backed Mortgage Products
Potential customers can now join the waiting list ahead of the launch next month.

Crypto Lender Ledn Raises $70M in Series B Round, Readies Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage Product
The crypto lender is looking to reach over $100 million in bitcoin-backed mortgage originations.

Second-Biggest Mortgage Provider in US Stops Accepting Crypto Payments
United Wholesale Mortgage’s announcement comes only about six weeks after it said it would begin offering a crypto payment option via a pilot program.

US Mortgage Lender UWM Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments
The Michigan-based company hopes to become the first nationwide mortgage lender to accept cryptocurrency.

MakerDAO on Collision Course With Banking Regulators
As MakerDAO rolls out real estate loans, banking regulators are unlikely to ignore DeFi banks, our columnist says.

Nasdaq-Listed Canadian Firm Mogo Launches Bitcoin Cashback Mortgage Program
Canada’s residential mortgage market is estimated at C$1.7 trillion.

How Bananas and Mortgages Can Explain the NFT Craze
A banana can be removed from its peel. A loan can be separated from the right to bill you every month. Now NFTs have cleaved bragging rights from artwork. What these things are worth is a matter of opinion.

JPMorgan Provides $100M Financing Facility for Blockchain Mortgage Platform Figure
The facility covers both conforming and jumbo mortgages – loans in excess of the traditional lending restrictions.

Bank of Russia Wants to Put Mortgage Issuance on a Blockchain
Russia's is eyeing use cases for blockchain even as proposed legislation will clamp down on crypto.

'We'll Tokenize the House': Mortgages Are Coming to Ethereum This Summer
Fintech startup Fluidity plans to launch ethereum-powered mortgages in California and New York, CoinDesk has learned.

