Matthew Jones
The data on this page comes from a financial disclosure filed by Matthew Jones, who was picked to be: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is part of a collection of thousands of ethics documents ProPublica has been collecting from across the Trump administration.
Roles Outside Government
Officials are required to disclose paid or unpaid positions they hold or recently held outside the federal government, including roles as officer, director, trustee or employee. (Form 278e, Part 1)
| Organization | Position held | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Bankers Association | Associate Vice President of Government Housing Finance, 2/2023 - 3/2025 | 1 | |
| Union Home Mortgage | Senior Advisor - Capital Markets, 1/2023 - 2/2023 | 2 | |
| Emeritus Capital LLC | Managing Member, 5/2023 - Present | 3 | |
| Aegis Title Partners LLC | Managing Member, 6/2021 - 5/2024 | 4 |
Employment Assets
Officials are required to disclose assets associated with their employment, including salary, retirement accounts, stocks, intellectual property and awards or prizes. (Form 278e, Part 2)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Bankers Association | $286K | Salary/Bonus | 1 | ||
| Vanguard Roth IRA | 2 | ||||
| Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares (VPMAX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2.1 | ||
| Principal IRA | 3 | ||||
| Principal SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio Class J Shares (PSWJX) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 3.1 | ||
| Mortgage Bankers Association 401(k) | 4 | ||||
| BlackRock LifePath Index 2055 Fund Institutional Shares (LIVIX) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4.1 |
Employment Agreements
Officials are required to disclose agreements relating to other jobs, including what will happen with any small businesses they own during government service and any continued health care coverage, planned leaves of absence, severance or bonuses. (Form 278e, Part 3)
| Organization | Agreement | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Bankers Association | I continue to participate in this defined contribution plan. The plan sponsor ceased making contributions at my separation. (2023-02-01) | 1 |
Compensation
Officials are required to disclose the sources of any compensation above $5,000 in a year. (Form 278e, Part 4)
Spouse’s Assets
Officials are required to disclose their spouse’s assets, including salary and retirement accounts worth more than $1,000. (Form 278e, Part 5)
Other Assets and Income
Officials are required to disclose other assets and sources of investment income belonging to them, their spouse or their dependent children. These include annuities, bonds, cash, college savings plans, farms, precious metals, real estate, stocks, trusts and wills. (Form 278e, Part 6)
| Description | Value | Income | Income Type | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY) | $100K - $250K | $201 - $1,000 | 1 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKB) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 2 | ||
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund Investor Shares (VMFXX) | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | 3 | ||
| Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG) | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | 4 | ||
| iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ: IBIT) | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 5 | ||
| Power Solutions International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 6 | ||
| Constellation Energy Corporation Common Stock (CEG) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 7 | ||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A Common Stock (PLTR) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 8 | ||
| Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 9 | ||
| General Motors Co. (GM) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 10 | ||
| NASDAQ: META | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 11 | ||
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 12 | ||
| Carnival Corp. (CCL) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 13 | ||
| Reddit Inc (NYSE: RDDT) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 14 | ||
| Finlocker Inc. Series B-2 Preferred Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 15 | ||
| Chase checking account | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 16 | ||
| Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Investor Shares (VPMCX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 17 | ||
| Michigan 529 Plan #1 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18 | ||
| TIAA-CREF Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TIEIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.1 | ||
| TIAA-CREF International Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TCIEX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.2 | ||
| TIAA-CREFEmerging Markets Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TEQLX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.3 | ||
| Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (VGSNX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.4 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares (VBMPX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.5 | ||
| Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares (VWEAX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 18.6 | ||
| Michigan 529 Plan #2 | $15,001 - $50,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19 | ||
| TIAA-CREF Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TIEIX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19.1 | ||
| TIAA-CREF International Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TCIEX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19.2 | ||
| TIAA-CREFEmerging Markets Equity Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (TEQLX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 19.3 | ||
| Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Class Shares (VGSNX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19.4 | ||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares (VBMPX) | $1,001 - $15,000 | None (or less than $201) | 19.5 | ||
| Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund Admiral Shares (VWEAX) | None (or less than $1,001) | None (or less than $201) | 19.6 | ||
| Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX) | None (or less than $1,001) | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Dividends | 20 | |
| Emeritus Capital LLC | $250K - $500K | $5,001 - $15,000 | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21 | |
| Residential real estate, Kalamazoo MI | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21.1 | |
| Residential real estate, Kalamazoo MI | $50,001 - $100K | $2,501 - $5,000 | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21.2 | |
| Residential real estate, Kalamazoo MI | $50,001 - $100K | $201 - $1,000 | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21.3 | |
| Residential real estate, Kalamazoo MI | $50,001 - $100K | None (or less than $201) | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21.4 | |
| Residential real estate, Fort Washington MD | $50,001 - $100K | $1,001 - $2,500 | Capital Gains Rent or Royalties | 21.5 |
Transactions
Officials are required to disclose the purchase, sale or exchange of property or securities in excess of $1,000. Many top officials are required to file periodic transaction reports (278-T) within 45 days to disclose additional actions. This table combines transactions from regularly scheduled financial disclosures and periodic transaction reports. If the same transaction appears on multiple reports, we’re only showing it once. (Form 278e, Part 7 and Form 278-T)
| Description | Value | Transaction | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynex Capital, Inc. (DX) See Endnote | $15,001 - $50,000 | Sale, 2025-04-03
 | Sold entire position in DX | 1 |
Liabilities
Officials are required to disclose their liabilities totaling more than $10,000, as well as any linked to their spouse or dependent children. These include mortgages, credit card debt and student loans. The interest rates and loan repayment terms are also required. (Form 278e, Part 8)
| Creditor | Description | Endnote | Line No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP morgan Chase | type: Credit Card, amount: $10,001 - $15,000, year-incurred: 2025, rate: 19.24%, term: Revolving | 1 |
About the Data
Most political appointees and senior officials in the executive branch are required by law to file public financial disclosure reports. These are documents that detail their financial holdings, positions they hold outside government, their spouse’s holdings, their liabilities and their recent financial transactions (such as buying or selling stock) during a defined reporting period.
The most senior officials file their disclosures with an agency called the Office of Government Ethics, and others file them with a designated ethics official within their agency. The Ethics in Government Act allows members of the public and the press to request these documents.
We’re publishing this information to give the public an important glimpse into the financial ties of a powerful and often hidden cadre of presidential appointees within the federal bureaucracy.
The main document type included in the database is the OGE Form 278e, which appointees must file when they are nominated (for Senate-confirmed appointees) or when they enter government (all others), and then annually while in the position. Another common document included is the OGE Form 278-T, also known as a periodic transaction report, which all public filers must submit within 30 days of a transaction. We are also making other ethics documents available, such as ethics agreements, certificates of divestiture and other documents we have obtained under the Ethics in Government Act.
