Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations

Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (August 25, 2025) took the unprecedented action of firing Lisa Cook, the first African-American woman to serve as a Federal Reserve governor, over claims of mortgage borrowing impropriety. The President had called on Ms. Cook to resign on August … Read more