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Today — 3 June 2026Main stream

New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt

Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Now he will also serve as acting intelligence director.

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Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, had some early success in bringing down mortgage rates, but housing prices have remained high.

Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence

Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist who leads the federal housing finance agency, will oversee the U.S. intelligence agencies. He has no known background in intelligence.

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Bill Pulte, now the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during his confirmation hearing in Washington last year.
Yesterday — 2 June 2026Main stream

Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy

The Trump nominee Bill Pulte has called out a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general for issues with their mortgage documents. Some leaders of the family’s home-building business bristle at how he has enhanced his reputation.

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A mobile home park in Lake Worth, Fla., owned by Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a grandson of the founder of PulteGroup.
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