William J. (Bill) Pulte

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In office

A Nov. 2 report said Fannie Mae tightened underwriting for New York City rent-regulated apartment buildings and Freddie Mac paused new loans. The report said Fannie assumed rents would stay flat for four to eight years and operating costs would rise at least 5% a year.

Updated 3 days ago

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As of October 2026: Under GAO investigation; directing GSE bond buys and privatization push amid ongoing fraud referral controversy

In early 2025, Trump appointed housing heir Bill Pulte as director of the FHFA, which oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and $8.5 trillion in mortgage credit. Within months, Pulte used mortgage data to publicly accuse NY AG Letitia James, Senator Adam Schiff, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and Congressman Eric Swalwell of fraud, referring them to Justice amid concerns of political retribution.

Updated Oct 1

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As of September 2026: Acting DNI since June 19, 2026

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created in 2004 to fix the intelligence failures that allowed the 9/11 attacks. Twenty-two years later, President Trump is shrinking it to a fraction of its former size.

Updated Sep 9

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As of May 2026: Subject of GAO investigation into mortgage fraud referrals

No president has fired a sitting Federal Reserve governor in the central bank's 112-year history. Donald Trump is trying to be the first and wants to replace the Fed chair with a loyalist.

Updated May 22

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As of May 2026: Key figure in pushing Trump to investigate Powell

No president has ever criminally investigated a sitting Federal Reserve chair. When Trump's Justice Department served Jerome Powell with grand jury subpoenas on January 11, two Republican senators announced they would block all Fed nominees until the probe ends. With a 13-11 GOP majority on the Banking Committee, even one defection creates a confirmation stalemate.

Updated May 20