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Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing

Below is a timeline of the actions the Trump administration or Congressional Republicans have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, along with additional coverage of those topics. CFPB Tariffs HUD HUD watchdog swept up in large-scale firings of inspector general  Jan. 27 Memo mixup: Trump calls for freeze […]

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Trump says he’s giving “serious consideration” to releasing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Two days after Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte said any decision over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exiting government conservatorship would be up to President Trump and Trump alone, the president has weighed in. In a message posted on Truth Social Wednesday night, Trump said “I am giving serious consideration to bringing

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Credit score stocks slide as FHFA head questions pricing

Fair Isaac Corp.’s shares saw their worst day since March 2020 on Wednesday, falling alongside credit bureau stocks after the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency questioned credit report pricing.  The FICO score provider dropped 16%, notching the day’s worst performance among S&P 500 Index members and extending Tuesday’s 8.1% slide. Shares of credit

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Bill Pulte is putting ‘obese’ Fannie and Freddie ‘on the treadmill’

It won’t be Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte or Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent making the decision about removing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship. That’s entirely up to President Trump, Pulte told Mortgage Bankers Association Chair Laura Escobar in a freewheeling conversation at the MBA Secondary Mortgage Marketing conference in New

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FHFA’s Pulte defers to a higher authority on conservatorship

Bill Pulte, director of what has been known as the Federal Housing Finance Agency, shed light on certain plans he has for the government-sponsored enterprises during an appearance at an industry event on Monday, but deferred to President Trump on a conservatorship exit. Pulte told attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s secondary market conference in

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