Rep. Eric Swalwell has initiated legal action against Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, alleging that he misused his position to access private mortgage databases for fraudulent claims and to intentionally target critics of the Trump administration. Swalwell’s lawsuit details complaints of privacy law violations and claims of partisan investigations aimed at Democratic lawmakers. The lawsuit also seeks to block any criminal referrals related to these alleged mortgage violations. The allegations come on the heels of increasing compliance concerns at Fannie Mae regarding the handling of confidential housing data.