Christine Bish, a Realtor in California's Sacramento Valley, sent a trove of documents to FHFA Director Bill Pulte. Now the DoJ, FBI and FHFA want to know who else she's talked to
The prosecutor who filed charges against James and former FBI Director James Comey, interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed, a U.S. District Judge ruled
The president jokingly told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that his job is also on the line if rates don't come down, as poll shows inflation will be a key issue in 2026 midterm elections
Attorneys for New York Attorney General Letitia James say FHFA Director Bill Pulte and 3 other Trump administration officials engaged in 'outrageous conduct' to obtain baseless indictment
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman floats plan to relist mortgage giants on the New York Stock Exchange this year, but says it's too soon for the government to sell any of its stake
The resignation of Biden appointee Adriana Kugler and pending retirement of Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic renews speculation that Trump will seek to undermine Fed independence
This week on The Download, Inman contributors and staffers weigh in on the controversy surrounding President Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal
Swalwell warns Pulte 'and any other lawless official who is carrying out these political prosecutions' that they will have to answer for their actions after midterm elections
The proposal from Trump is a reminder that the industry must evolve, Darryl Davis writes, but evolution without diligence can lead to structural weakness
The American Enterprise Institute estimates 64% of homes sold by the largest homebuilders provide permanent mortgage rate buydowns, which often don't count as seller concessions
FHFA Director Bill Pulte says his agency is reviewing a deal with Fair Isaac to allow lenders to use the more inclusive FICO Score 10 T when selling loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Trump administration says it's also looking at assumable mortgages and 'ways to give relief' on 5- and 10-year loans, after mortgage experts pan 50-year mortgages as bad deal for borrowers
FHFA Director Bill Pulte ordered the mortgage giants to start using VantageScore 4.0 in July. But adoption is a 'complex, technical and arcane' process that could drag into next year
FHFA acting Inspector General John "Joe" Allen is set to be fired, Reuters reports, and the position is now vacant as the mortgage giants move toward a public offering
A coalition of groups has warned that the Trump administration's goals for the mortgage giants will leave up to 177K lower income homebuyers looking elsewhere for a loan