James W Wylie

This note describes the provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act related to single-family residential appraisals and appraisers (appraisers) and provides brief analysis. The note is based on the March 12, 2026, Engrossed Amended version of the bill passed by the Senate on that date. [Read More]

The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for federal administrative agencies went live again last week after its initial publication was removed a few weeks ago. What were previously acknowledged by the White House to be “Independent Agencies” like FHFA and the Federal Reserve going back to... [Read More]

FHFA Director Bill Pulte’s (Director Pulte) public actions regarding referrals of mortgage fraud to the Department of Justice have been prominent in the news cycle. This series analyzes an aspect of these actions that has received less attention, privacy law implications. This article will discuss some basic aspects of the... [Read More]

I am being “abolished . . . for the efficiency of the service.” August 25th will mark my final day at FHFA and the final day of my 17 years in the federal career civil service. I’m looking forward to sharing what’s next for me shortly, but I wanted to... [Read More]

James W. Wylie, an Oologah-Talala graduate, was recently named Deputy Director of a new division at a major federal agency in Washington, D.C. [Read More]