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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Veiga

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages

Mortgage Giants Crypto - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer's cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks.

William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, ordered the agencies Wednesday to prepare a proposal for consideration of crypto as an asset for reserves when they assess risks in single-family home loans.

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