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Fed's Cook accused of mortgage fraud: What does the law really say?

Jonathan Kanter, Washington University in St. Louis distinguished law processor and former Assistant Attorney General, joins ...

Justice Dept. urges Fed chair to fire top official accused of mortgage fraud

A top Justice Department official on Thursday called for the head of the Federal Reserve to remove an official from its board ...

Justice Department signals probe of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, as housing official says a third property is now under scrutiny

A Justice Department official is set to probe Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after she was accused by a member of ...

DOJ calls for Powell to fire Cook over fraud accusation

"No American thinks it is appropriate that she serve during this time with a cloud hanging over her,” Ed Martin wrote in a ...

Trump Calls for Fed Gov. Lisa Cook to Resign—Here’s What You Need to Know

Trump on Wednesday called for economist Lisa Cook to resign from the Fed Board of Governors over allegations of mortgage ...

Pulte Says Cook Allegation Part of Wide Mortgage-Fraud Crackdown

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte suggested Thursday that his referral of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ...

Maddow Blog | Team Trump finds something new to weaponize: mortgage fraud allegations

The Trump administration accused Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud. Then it happened again with Letitia James. And then it ...

Who is Lisa Cook? A closer look at Trump’s new target at the Federal Reserve.

The first Black woman to sit on the U.S. central bank’s board has been ‘making an impact — not making headlines.’ ...

Mortgage Fraud: What It Is, How It Happens—and Why It’s Making Headlines in Washington

On Wednesday, August 20, President Donald Trump and his administration called for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to ...

DOJ set to probe Fed governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud after Trump urged her to resign

It is the latest move by the Trump administration to step up pressure on the Federal Reserve, which has faced criticism from officials for being slow to cut rates and splashing out $2.5 billion on ...