President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Bill Pulte as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte, a private equity executive and grandson of PulteGroup founder William Pulte, is best known for his philanthropic efforts on social media platforms.

Bill Pulte will be Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency, according to reports from multiple outlets on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated businessman and philanthropist Bill Pulte, whose lives in Florida but whose family has deep ties to metro Detroit, to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority.

In a Thursday post on his social media network Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump announced his plan to nominate Bill Pulte as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).  "Bill needs no formal introduction to the Great Citizens of our Country,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). "Bill needs no formal introduction to the Great Citizens of our Country,

Industry leaders and mortgage trade groups expressed hope that Bill Pulte's nomination to head the agency could result in more housing supply.

The private equity entrepreneur could take the job as the agency looks to release control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Pulte founded private equity firm Pulte Capital Partners in 2011 and is a philanthropist who has used social media to raise money. He is the grandson of real estate magnate William Pulte, the founder of publicly traded homebuilding construction and development company PulteGroup .

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Bill Pulte to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).