Bill Pulte

President Donald Trump has put a hold on the Senate hearing for Jay Clayton‘s confirmation as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). This decision is pending Senate approval for Jamie McDonald, Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Trump...

President Donald Trump has put forth the nomination of Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, as the next director of national intelligence (DNI). The nomination was made public on Trump’s Truth Social platform on Thursday, where he urged the U.S. Senate to...

President Donald Trump said he has privately directed acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin firing employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, calling the agency “unnecessary and/or too big.” Trump Orders Pulte To Begin Firings In an...

President Donald Trump's appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence drew immediate criticism from several Republican senators, who questioned his qualifications and lack of intelligence experience. Pulte Named Acting Intelligence...

On Wednesday, Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) and Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) announced their acceptance of mortgages evaluated using VantageScore 4.0 to reduce costs for American homebuyers and stimulate competition in the mortgage credit-scoring market. The mortgage housing behemoths will initiate a...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed President Donald Trump for leaking the U.S. jobs data for December, hours before it was officially set to be released. Trump Leaks ‘Market-Sensitive’ Jobs Data On Sunday, in a post on X, Warren said that Trump’s decision to leak “...

The defense team of New York Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly presented internal communications from Fannie Mae on Monday, suggesting that the mortgage fraud case against her was not strong. Doubts Raised Over Fraud Case Evidence These communications suggest that the top fraud...

A confidante of Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has reportedly misused confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) to benefit a competitor. Ethics Furor Over Shared Pricing Data Lauren Smith, the head of marketing at Fannie Mae,...

The Donald Trump administration is weighing a plan to introduce 50-year mortgages, a move officials say could reshape the housing market for generations of American buyers facing record costs. Trump Administration Moves Toward 50-Year Mortgage Plan Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte...

President Donald Trump is evaluating plans to take mortgage giants Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC:FNMA), or Fannie Mae, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC:FMCC), or Freddie Mac, according to Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Mortgage Giants Have $7...

A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, saying the attempt likely violated constitutional protections and raised urgent questions about the central bank's independence. Judge Says Trump's Removal Attempt Violated...

The U.S. government's effort to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through a $30 billion IPO has prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency to rehire employees it laid off earlier this year. FHFA Rehires Key Economists And Executives Ahead Of Historic $30 Billion IPO The FHFA, led by President...

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae (OTC:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC) may be on the path out of government conservatorship, as a new report builds on earlier signals from President Donald Trump about plans to return the firms to public ownership. What Happened: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under...

The Federal Reserve is under fire from the Trump administration over a controversial renovation project at its Washington headquarters, which has soared past its original $2.5 billion estimate. In response, Fed Chair Jerome Powell ordered a review of the project amid growing political backlash and...

The U.S. housing finance landscape may be on the brink of a huge shift as Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte, appointed in March 2025 under President Donald Trump, announced plans to study cryptocurrency holdings, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), for mortgage qualifications....