Director William Pulte described as "Huge!," a major obstacle that stalled efforts to introduce more inclusive credit scoring in the mortgage market is now being cleared.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday confirmed it has launched an investigation into Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte, who has opened numerous probes into the mortgage dealings of adversaries of President Trump.

GAO urges FHFA to issue guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on fair lending compliance for property technology and AI used in homebuying.

The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency has set Freddie Mac Multifamily’s loan purchase cap for the next year at $88 billion.

See what the 2026 conforming loan limit is in your county and learn how it affects mortgage eligibility and financing options.