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Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto as Mortgage Collateral in Landmark Move

March 26, 2026, 06:01 PM185 words10 sources
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Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto as Mortgage Collateral in Landmark Move

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Fannie Mae, in partnership with Coinbase and Better Home & Finance, is set to accept Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for mortgages, marking a significant step towards mainstream crypto adoption in the housing market. This initiative allows borrowers to pledge crypto holdings without liquidating them, avoiding potential capital gains taxes and preserving long-term investment positions. While the loans will be conforming mortgages backed by Fannie Mae, they will carry interest rates 0.5 to 1.5 percentage points higher than standard 30-year loans. A key aspect of the program is the implementation of a 'haircut' – currently 50-60% – applied to the crypto's value to account for volatility, meaning only a portion of the crypto's value will qualify towards reserves. Borrowers face liquidation risk only after 60 days of payment delinquency, mirroring conventional mortgages. This move follows a directive from the FHFA to explore crypto's role in mortgage assessments and reflects growing institutional interest, with lenders like Newrez also assessing digital assets for qualification. Tokenization of ETFs by Ondo Finance and Franklin Templeton further expands crypto's integration into traditional finance, offering DeFi use cases like on-chain collateralization.

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