Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

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The mortgage industry reacted positively to the announcement that Bill Pulte, philanthropist and head of investment firm Pulte Capital Partners, will be nominated to lead the Federal Housing Finance ...

President-elect Donald Trump tapped private equity businessman Bill Pulte as the next Federal Housing ... half of the country’s residential mortgage market. It’s a critical moment for the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Bill Pulte as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte, a private equity executive and grandson of ...

The FHFA is a crucial regulatory body overseeing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the 2008 financial crisis. Trump highlighted Pulte's ...

President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), Bob Broeksmit, congratulated Pulte on the nomination in a press release. "We look forward to working with him and the FHFA staff on ...