Trump names housing regulator Pulte as acting intelligence chief (opens in new tab)

President Trump named Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Trump said Pulte would keep his housing-finance roles while overseeing the U.S. intelligence community, citing Pulte’s work managing “over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac” and the “safety and soundness of the Markets”. Pulte, 38, has a background in housing, homebuilding and investment rath...