Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has accused Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud again. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, the Trump appointee posted what he described as “new evidence in the Cook matter” on his X account.

Bill Pulte — a private equity executive and social media philanthropist — has quickly become an outspoken fixture in the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the central bank and use a little-known agency to investigate perceived enemies.

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is alleging that Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has claimed two homes as her principal residences — one in Georgia, the other in