Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had launched a “wide crackdown on mortgage fraud.” That was never a persuasive claim. Pulte announced his campaign after drawing criticism for urging the Justice Department to prosecute officials
Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.
