Overview
- FHFA director Bill Pulte sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging Rep. Eric Swalwell may have made false or misleading statements on a Washington, D.C., home loan and also sent the matter to the agency’s acting inspector general.
- The referral seeks an investigation into possible mortgage, tax and insurance fraud tied to several million dollars in loans and refinancing, according to a person familiar with the document.
- The Justice Department has not commented or announced action on the referral, which NBC News first reported.
- Swalwell denied wrongdoing, framed the move as political retaliation and said he will continue his lawsuit against President Trump and keep speaking out.
- Pulte has issued similar referrals against Adam Schiff, Lisa Cook and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was later indicted and pleaded not guilty, though NBC reported bank records it reviewed appeared to undercut some fraud claims.