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FHFA’s Pulte Accuses Federal Reserve Governor of Mortgage Fraud

FHFA’s Pulte Accuses Federal Reserve Governor of Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | Aug 20, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has made a new criminal referral to the Department of Justice on alleged mortgage fraud, this time aiming at Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook. In a posting on his personal X account, Pulte claimed that...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 11-15

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 11-15

by Phil Hall | Aug 15, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Treasury Secretary makes and rescinds demands, Playboy moves its headquarters out of Los Angeles, and New York City’s worst hotel closes. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 11-15. Miss: Foot in Mouth...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Backpedals on Demand for Fed to Cut Rates by 50 Basis Points

Treasury Secretary Bessent Backpedals on Demand for Fed to Cut Rates by 50 Basis Points

by Phil Hall | Aug 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is walking back demands he made yesterday that the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points at its next policy meeting in September. In an interview on Fox Business this morning, Bessent insisted, “I didn’t tell the Fed what...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls on Fed to Make a 50 Basis Point Rate Cut in September

Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls on Fed to Make a 50 Basis Point Rate Cut in September

by Phil Hall | Aug 13, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ratcheted up the Trump administration’s pressure for Federal Reserve rate cuts by bluntly stating the central bank’s benchmark is at least 1.5 percentage points too high. “I think we could go into a series of rate cuts here, starting...
Trump Muses About ‘Major Lawsuit Against Powell’ Over Fed HQ Renovation Project

Trump Muses About ‘Major Lawsuit Against Powell’ Over Fed HQ Renovation Project

by Phil Hall | Aug 12, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump announced he is considering a potential lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, citing the cost overruns on the $2.5 billion renovation project at the central bank’s headquarters in Washington, DC. In a Truth Social post, Trump...
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