Lisa Cook, Trump and Federal Reserve
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Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account
Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account. They don't appear to be posted publicly anywhere else.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, got into an explosive argument last week.
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte has accused several high-profile officials and Trump administration opponents of committing mortgage fraud — claims that have led to at least one Justice Department investigation.
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, may have violated federal privacy laws by releasing personal information on mortgages taken out by Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook — actions that served as a basis for President Trump's efforts to remove her from office late last month.
Some Republicans have anonymously voiced their displeasure with Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, the Trump appointee who—as one House Republican put it—is “a nut.” GOP congressmen told Politico Tuesday that Pulte,
Pulte accused Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud, leading Trump to attempt to remove her from the board.
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has moved to fire one member of the Fed's board of governors and secure Senate confirmation for another. The race to reshape the Fed comes after Trump railed for months against the central bank and its Chair Jerome Powell for declining to heed his call for lower interest rates.
Bill Pulte — a private equity executive and social media philanthropist — has quickly become an outspoken fixture in the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the central bank and use a little-known agency to investigate perceived enemies.