For those who prefer to use cryptocurrency and are looking to buy a home, there’s good news.

In March, Fannie Mae announced that it will start accepting crypto-backed mortgages as Better Home & Finance Holding Co. plans to roll out a program this year in partnership with crypto trading platform Coinbase. It’s the first one backed by the congressionally chartered, shareholder-owned company that provides stability and affordability to the U.S. housing market.

Former U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey hailed the move as a way to make homeownership easier for first-time buyers.

“Pennsylvania families know the path to homeownership has never been easy,” Toomey, an Upper Milford Township resident who represented the Lehigh Valley as a member of the…