Figure Lending has obtained a $100 million loan facility from leading U.S lender, JPMorgan for conforming and jumbo mortgages. The blockchain-powered mortgage platform claims it has secured $1.5 billion of lending facilities via five funding deals, according to a LedgerInsights report on January 15, 2021.

Figure Gets $100 Million From JPMorgan 

Figure Technologies Inc., a startup that functions as a financial technology (fintech) company in both the home equity and blockchain ecosystems, has announced that its subsidiary, Figure Lending has successfully obtained a $100 million loan from JPMorgan bank for its conforming and jumbo mortgages.

Established in 2018, Figure offers home equity access solutions (refinance and home equity lines) to property owners, consumer financial solutions for home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement.

For the uninitiated, conforming loans are simply conventional loan types that meet the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) purchase standards, as well as a specific loan amount ($484,350 as of 2019). 

On the other hand, jumbo loans are mortgages that exceed the maximum conforming loan amounts ($510,400 in most U.S cities). 

Mortgage Loans on the Blockchain 

Notably, Figure Lending says it has so far secured a massive $1.5 billion of lending facilities through five funding deals, including $1 billion from Jefferies Group in 2019. Jefferies is a New York-based multinational independent investment bank and financial services company.

“With the financing facility now in place, Provenance.io can support the entire end-to-end financing of loans, from origination to funding to serving to
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