FHFA chief Bill Pulte has publicly accused individuals of potential criminality before a full, independent investigation has taken place.

A spokesperson for Sen. Adam Schiff said he has always followed the law — and advice from House counsel — in arranging his mortgages.

WASHINGTON — Behind a White House effort to saddle President Trump’s political foes with accusations of mortgage fraud is a 37-year-old home construction executive with a deep partisan past.

Bill Pulte , a Florida native, rose in Trump’s orbit toward the end of his first term. After courting Trump for years on social media and through generous donations, he now runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency — a perch that has allowed him to target prominent figures who have crossed the president.

In the last five months, P

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