A number of Democrats in the Senate demanded that Pulte appoint qualified independent board members to bring the GSEs back into compliance with the law.
The Federal Reserve remains on track to cut the federal funds rate only one time this year, according to Mike Fratantoni, an executive vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Anthony Hsieh, chairman, founder and controlling shareholder of loanDepot, is returning to senior leadership as executive chairman of mortgage originations at the nonbank.