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Lisa Cook faces a second criminal referral over alleged mortgage misrepresentations involving a third property, intensifying legal battles and raising questions about Federal Reserve governance integrity.
- Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is facing a second criminal referral alleging mortgage misrepresentations amid President Trump's attempt to fire her in August 2025.
- The referrals stem from claims that Cook labeled properties as primary or second homes to secure favorable mortgage terms while using them as investments, although Cook's lawyers say the initial issues were clerical errors.
- Cook filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging Trump's firing as illegal and aimed at controlling the Fed, with a hearing scheduled for Friday to consider her restraining order request.
- Bill Pulte, head of the agency overseeing federal housing finance, called the accusations deeply concerning and called on the Justice Department to look into whether false statements were made to obtain and maintain Cook’s role at the Federal Reserve.
- The controversy raises concerns about the independence of the Federal Reserve, given Trump’s repeated demands for lower interest rates and his limited power to remove Fed governors except for cause.
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The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, sent a new criminal complaint against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, thus stepping up the Trump administration’s lobbying campaign against her on charges of mortgage fraud. The new complaint, filed in a letter addressed to the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on August 28, refers to a third property in Massachusetts and arises after a complaint filed earlier this month that Cook…
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Washington ExaminerPulte files second mortgage complaint against Lisa Cook for property in Massachusetts
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said Thursday that he filed a second criminal referral to the Department of Justice against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, whom President Donald Trump is attempting to fire. Pulte said the new referral…
Trump official lodges new criminal referral against Fed Governor Lisa Cook
A Trump administration housing official has sent a new criminal referral to the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as she sues the administration to fight the president’s efforts to fire her.
Embattled Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook hit with 2nd criminal referral from Trump housing director
A second criminal referral was filed against Lisa Cook on Thursday, alleging the embattled Federal Reserve Board governor may have made “misrepresentations” on mortgage documents and government disclosures.
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