Mortgages

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.

Business  ·  10 May 2021

Nasdaq-Listed Canadian Firm Mogo Launches Bitcoin Cashback Mortgage Program

Canada’s residential mortgage market is estimated at C$1.7 trillion.

News  ·  29 March 2021
NFTs

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.

Business  ·  12 March 2021
CoinFlash

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.

Business  ·  15 January 2021
Russia

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2020
Startups

‘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.

Markets  ·  9 May 2019
Cryptocurrency

Bank of Queensland Rules Out Crypto Purchases With Mortgage Funds

The Australian retail bank has revised its loan agreements to prohibit borrowers from using mortgages to purchase cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 July 2018
Insurance

Moody’s: Blockchain Could Save US Mortgage Industry $1 Billion

Blockchain could boost efficiency and cut costs in a housing sector that's due for a digital overhaul, says Moody's.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 April 2018
Distributed Ledger Technology

Blockchain Startup Symbiont Teams with Wall Street Legend Ranieri

The firm founded by the "father" of mortgage-backed securities has partnered with blockchain startup Symbiont to shake up the mortgage industry.

Business  ·  9 April 2018
Blockchain Applications

Blockchain for Mortgages: Compelling, But Premature?

If there's an area that cries out for the efficiencies of blockchain, it's the mortgage industry. But are institutions ready for such major change?

Markets  ·  10 January 2017