After saying that the FHFA would study the use of crypto in mortgages, Pulte followed up two days later with a directive to the GSEs.

U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider ways cryptocurrencies may be used in mortgage risk assessments, a Wednesday order from the FHFA reveals.

According to an announcement made on Monday by its new director, Bill Pulte, the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will begin a formal review of how crypto holdings could be factored into mortgage qualification processes.