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Podcast: Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Episode: Wealth Tracker: Bitcoin as a mortgage asset - Is this a new lending era?
Description: Under the Trump administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is pushing forward a policy that would let homebuyers list crypto holdings in mortgage applications—no conversion to cash required. It’s a bold departure from the norm. For years, digital assets have been sidelined in mortgage underwriting due to their price swings and regulatory uncertainty. But with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now tasked with exploring this path, the big questions loom: Why the shift now—and what could it signal for crypto’s future in traditional finance? On Wealth Tracker, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Valentin...