President Trump nominated Bill Pulte as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Pulte, a private equity executive, is the grandson of William J. Pulte, founder of the PulteGroup, which is one of the largest homebuilders in America. The Senate Finance and Banking Committee will schedule his confirmation hearing in the coming weeks.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of Treasury, by a vote of 68 to 29.
Scott Turner’s nomination to be HUD Secretary is pending a vote in the full Senate.
