William John Pulte is an American businessman and philanthropist who has served as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2025. Pulte has also served as the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since 2025.
Pulte is the Founder of Pulte Capital Partners, an investment firm that focuses on home service businesses. In 2013, Pulte also founded The Blight Authority, a nonprofit that clears blighted homes. He studied broadcast journalism at Northwestern University. Pulte is the grandson of William J. Pulte, the founder of PulteGroup, a residential home construction company. Amid a leadership dispute, Pulte was named to PulteGroup's board in 2016, serving for a four year term. Since 2019, he has used Twitter as a platform for philanthropic donations. From Wikipedia
