Bill Pulte
Director of U.S. Federal Housing
Bill Pulte is the Director of U.S. Federal Housing, sworn in on March 14, 2025. He founded the investment firm Pulte Capital Partners in 2011 and was appointed Acting Director of National Intelligence in June 2026, before Jay Clayton was sworn in as director that August.
Biography
William J. Pulte graduated from Northwestern University. In 2011 he founded Pulte Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm focused on building and housing products, and he served on the board of the homebuilder Pulte Homes. He also founded the Blight Authority, a nonprofit that removes urban blight in Detroit, St. Louis and Pontiac, Michigan.
Pulte was sworn in as the fifth Director of U.S. Federal Housing on March 14, 2025, after nomination by President Trump and Senate confirmation. In that role he oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks.
A White House release dated June 4, 2026, describes President Trump's appointment of Pulte to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence states that Jay Clayton was sworn in as the ninth Director of National Intelligence on August 3, 2026.
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