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A Phil Hall Op-Ed: 10 Questions for FHFA’s Bill Pulte

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: 10 Questions for FHFA’s Bill Pulte

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Yesterday, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte posted a message on his X page that he was soon to be the subject of spurious coverage from one of the nation’s most influential newspapers. “The Washington Post, like...
Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers in Questioning Pulte’s Cryptocurrency Directive to GSEs

Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers in Questioning Pulte’s Cryptocurrency Directive to GSEs

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is leading a group of progressive lawmakers in questioning a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) directive to the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgage. In a letter to FHFA Director...
Schumer Slams Trump’s Plan to Take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Public

Schumer Slams Trump’s Plan to Take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Public

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he planned to take Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) public, claiming it would only “line the pockets of the wealthy” while jacking up mortgage costs. The...
Trump Says He Will Take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Public

Trump Says He Will Take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Public

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Donald Trump announced that he planned to take Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) public, which would end the federal conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises that have been in place since September 2008. In a post on his...
FHFA’s Pulte Reveals North Korean and Chinese Nationals Working in the GSEs

FHFA’s Pulte Reveals North Korean and Chinese Nationals Working in the GSEs

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) of Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) have a curious human resources problem – agents from North Korea and China were discovered working for them. Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance...
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