You can use the provident fund loan to buy a house in the area where employees pay the provident fund, and employees need to apply in the provident fund management center.

According to the Regulations on the Management of Housing Provident Fund

Article 26

Workers who have paid housing provident fund can apply for housing provident fund loans to the housing provident fund management center when purchasing, building, renovating or overhauling their own houses.

The housing provident fund management center shall make a decision on whether to grant loans within 15 days from the date of accepting the application, and notify the applicant; Where a loan is granted, the entrusted bank shall go through the loan formalities.

The risk of housing provident fund loans shall be borne by the housing provident fund management center.

Article 27

Applicants who apply for housing provident fund loans shall provide guarantees.

Article 28

The housing provident fund management center can use the housing provident fund for the purchase of government bonds with the approval of the housing provident fund management Committee on the premise of ensuring the withdrawal and loan of the housing provident fund.

The housing provident fund management center shall not provide guarantees to others.