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Figure Moves Into First-Lien Mortgages to Challenge Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The push tests a blockchain marketplace as a substitute for GSE backstops.

Overview

  • Figure says its platform will offer originators a guaranteed buyer for first‑lien mortgages and will focus on loans under $300,000.
  • The company says it can cut origination costs to about $1,000 per loan versus roughly $11,000 through government‑sponsored channels.
  • It pitches faster timelines, with HELOC approvals in five minutes and funding in three days compared with the common 30 to 45 days.
  • Figure reports rising volume, with its marketplace topping $1 billion in March and reaching $1.34 billion in April.
  • Claims about the size of its tokenized assets face pushback, as DeFiLlama tracks about $140 million onchain and disputes the company’s larger figures.