The FHFA directive on crypto in mortgage risk assessments risks excluding self-custodied assets, potentially increasing counterparty risk for homebuyers.
Opinion by: Margaret Rosenfeld, chief legal officer of Everstake
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 qualifying for a mortgage without being forced to liquidate them.
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