Overview
- FHFA Director Bill Pulte sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging Rep. Eric Swalwell made false or misleading statements on loan documents tied to a $1.2 million Washington, D.C., home.
- The referral focuses on several million dollars in loans and refinancing obtained after declaring the D.C. property a primary residence and seeks probes into mortgage, state and local tax, and insurance fraud.
- The matter was also forwarded to the FHFA’s acting inspector general, while the Justice Department declined to comment and has not confirmed any investigation.
- Swalwell denied wrongdoing, called the referral politically motivated, and said he will continue his lawsuit against President Trump.
- Pulte has made similar referrals involving Letitia James, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Cook; only James has been indicted as broader disputes over FHFA record access linger and are contested by the agency.