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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Regulator Puts 35 Workers on Leave

The National Treasury Employees Union said there had been no advance notice for the employees, who work in consumer protection, equal opportunity and research units.

Mortgage Giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Brace for Job Cuts

William Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is consolidating control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and questioning employees’ productivity.

Federal Housing Agency Braces for Deep Job Cuts

William Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is consolidating control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and questioning employees’ productivity.

HUD Pauses Program for Energy-Efficient Upgrades in Affordable Housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it was reviewing all aspects of the Biden-era program to ensure it was carried out consistent with...

The SEC Has a Lone Democrat, Caroline Crenshaw

Caroline Crenshaw, the lone Democratic commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is offering dissenting views at the regulatory agency reshaped by President Trump.

S.E.C. Declares Memecoins Are Not Subject to Oversight

The agency said the novelty digital assets were not securities, a month after President Trump issued his own memecoin.

What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump administration is considering letting...

Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry

The parent company of Truth Social said it had applied for trademarks for investment products that would allow supporters to invest in the “patriotic economy.”

Divvy Homes, Once Valued at $2 Billion, Is in Talks to be Sold for Parts

The company, backed by high-flying Silicon Valley investors like Andreessen Horowitz, had promised it would reinvent the rent-to-own model and make it more consumer friendly....

Vanguard to Pay $106 Million in Restitution to Retirement Fund Investors

An investigation by the S.E.C. and several states found that the company had failed to notify investors of changes in the terms of some funds,...