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Senators call on FHFA’s Bill Pulte to pause GSE privatization plans

Bill Pulte, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, FHFA, GSE Reform, HWmember, Mortgage, Politics, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

A group of 14 Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), have called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to pause any potential plans to release government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship. The letter, first reported by Bloomberg, said that any potential […]

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Senators ask FHFA to pause plans to privatize Fannie, Freddie

Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, Politics and policy / Ricky Vasquez

A group of Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer, asked the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to pause any efforts to privatize mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. President Donald Trump said on social media last month that he’s considering a public stock offering for the two government-backed enterprises,

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GSEs could go public while staying under government control

Bill Pulte, Conservatorship, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, HWmember, LendingLife, Mortgage, Regulatory, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

The Trump administration has studied the possibility of turning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into public companies while keeping them under conservatorship — one of several alternatives still under consideration, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday. The primary goal of the administration is to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and avoid any increase in

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Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

Bill Pulte, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Foreclosure, Freddie Mac, House of Representatives, Housing Market, HWmember, Nevada, Regulatory / Ricky Vasquez

Citing an issue in which families across Nevada do not have the resources to compete with institutional investors that buy up single-family homes, Rep. Susie Lee (D) has called on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to offer transparency when out-of-state landlords purchase foreclosed single-family homes. Lee, who represents part of Las Vegas

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Updated list of Bill Pulte’s actions that impact FHFA, GSEs

Bill Pulte, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, GSEs, HWmember, Mortgage, Regulatory, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

Below is a timeline of the actions or reports related to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte that have impacted the regulator or the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since Pulte was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the role in January and took office in March. January/February Trump

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How Bill Pulte has reshaped FHFA and the GSEs

Bill Pulte, Donald Trump, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, Government-Sponsored Enterprise, HWmember, Mortgage, Regulatory, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

A key decision maker in the federal housing apparatus, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) oversees the regulator of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and the Federal Home Loan Banks. But Bill Pulte has been anything but a conventional FHFA director (pardon the term, since we’re not talking about conforming loan limits just

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Pulte sees no scenario where Trump isn’t in control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform / Ricky Vasquez

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said he cannot envision a situation where President Donald Trump relinquishes control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, emphasizing there is a need to keep implicit guarantees intact as the administration considers potential options for the two mortgage giants. READ MORE: What Trump’s latest GSE comments could mean

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CHLA offers support for Pulte’s position on FICO pricing

Community Home Lenders of America, Credit Score, FHFA, FICO, HWmember, Mortgage, Regulatory, VantageScore / Ricky Vasquez

After a statement made last week in condemning the credit-score pricing practices of Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is now being complimented for his position by the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA). CHLA on Tuesday sent a letter to Pulte, saying that FICO “has a clear monopoly

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Trump: I’m taking Fannie and Freddie ‘public’ with implicit guarantee

Conservatorship, Donald Trump, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, GSE Reform, GSEs, HWmember, Mortgage, Politics, Regulatory, Trump administration / Ricky Vasquez

President Trump last week promised a quick answer on whether to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship. And it appears he’s already reached a decision: it’s time to take them ‘public.’ In a post published on Truth Social Tuesday night, Trump wrote: Our great Mortgage Agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, provide

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FHFA Director Pulte calls on Powell to lower interest rates

Bill Pulte, Federal Reserve, FHFA, Housing Market, HWmember, Jerome Powell, Mortgage Rates, Politics, Scott Bessent / Ricky Vasquez

On Monday, FHFA Director Bill Pulte called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates. His exact tweet was: “Jay Powell needs to lower interest rates – enough is enough. President Trump has crushed Biden’s inflation, and there is no reason not to lower rates. The housing market would be in much better

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Senators call on FHFA’s Bill Pulte to pause GSE privatization plans

Senators ask FHFA to pause plans to privatize Fannie, Freddie

GSEs could go public while staying under government control

Nevada lawmaker targets home purchases by institutional investors

Updated list of Bill Pulte’s actions that impact FHFA, GSEs

How Bill Pulte has reshaped FHFA and the GSEs

Pulte sees no scenario where Trump isn’t in control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

CHLA offers support for Pulte’s position on FICO pricing

Trump: I’m taking Fannie and Freddie ‘public’ with implicit guarantee

FHFA Director Pulte calls on Powell to lower interest rates

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