Second largest US mortgage lender will accept crypto payments this year

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the second-largest U.S.-based mortgage lender is planning to accept cryptocurrency payments this year starting with Bitcoin (BTC). UWM CEO Mat Ishbia revealed the crypto plans on Monday in a conference call regarding the firms’ Q2 results — with the firm posting a $138.7 million net profit for the quarter. "We’re excited that hopefully (this year) we can actually execute on that before anyone in the country," Ishbia said.