https://www.scmp.com/rss/523385/feed The latest news and top stories on Bill Pulte, Director of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, focusing on housing market safety and accessibility. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time critic of US President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges related to allegedly lying on mortgage documents. James, a Democrat who last year secured a US$450 million civil fraud judgment against Trump, is one of three perceived enemies that the Republican president’s administration has brought criminal charges against in the past month, along with former FBI director James Comey and former national security... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330281/trump-foe-letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-mortgage-fraud-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:04:25 +0000 Reuters Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James, a long-time foe of US President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda. The details of the indictment, returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, were not immediately clear. The US Justice Department has been probing mortgage fraud allegations... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328441/letitia-james-ny-attorney-general-and-trump-foe-indicted-bank-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328441/letitia-james-ny-attorney-general-and-trump-foe-indicted-bank-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:21:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request on Sunday for a federal appeal court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, a move the president is seeking ahead of the central bank’s vote on interest rates. The Trump administration filed a response just ahead of a Sunday deadline to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, arguing that Cook’s legal arguments for why she should stay in the job were meritless. Lawyers for Cook argued... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325518/trump-administration-renews-push-fire-fed-governor-lisa-cook-ahead-key-vote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325518/trump-administration-renews-push-fire-fed-governor-lisa-cook-ahead-key-vote?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:28:57 +0000