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Exclusive | Senate Democrats Warn Trump IPO Plan for Fannie, Freddie Could Push Up Mortgage Rates – The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Senate Democrats Warn Trump IPO Plan for Fannie, Freddie Could Push Up Mortgage Rates  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac restructuring to create billion-dollar private credit opportunities  Pensions & Investments Fannie Ticket, Custom Software; Stratmor CX, Industry Events; Trump Shapes the Fed  Mortgage News Daily Democrats Urge White House to Pause Fannie, Freddie Share Sale  Bloomberg.com Gaming Out the …

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Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Slip to Another 10-Month Low Ahead of Crucial Fed Decision – Realtor.com

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Slip to Another 10-Month Low Ahead of Crucial Fed Decision  Realtor.com Mortgage rates fall to 10-month low  Fox Business Average rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 10-month low  ABC News Mortgage rates largely unchanged from last week despite pressure on Fed independence  CNN Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, August 28, 2025: Clinging to 2025 lows  Yahoo Finance …

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Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook, cites mortgage fraud claim

Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook, cites mortgage fraud claim

Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according …

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Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration’s allegations of mortgage fraud

Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, citing his administration’s allegations of mortgage fraud

President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on …

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‘Pattern of lawfare’: Trump is targeting opponents with mortgage fraud claims | Donald Trump

‘Pattern of lawfare’: Trump is targeting opponents with mortgage fraud claims | Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his allies have been accused of executing a “pattern of lawfare” akin to those exerted by authoritarian regimes in Hungary and Russia after adopting a new strategy to target political opponents: allegations of mortgage fraud. First it was Letitia James, the New York attorney general, then it was Adam Schiff, a California senator. Now, the president is …

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Trump says he'll fire Fed's Cook if she doesn't resign over mortgage questions – Reuters

Trump says he’ll fire Fed’s Cook if she doesn’t resign over mortgage questions  Reuters Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump  The New York Times Who is Bill Pulte, the housing director going after Trump’s enemies?  The Hill Trump threatens to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign  The Washington Post Trump Presses Fed’s Cook to …

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Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Stay Put—for Now—While Fed's Next Step Looms – Realtor.com

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Stay Put—for Now—While Fed’s Next Step Looms  Realtor.com Mortgage rates hold steady at lowest level of the year  Yahoo Finance Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months  woodtv.com Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 21, 2025  Fortune Mortgage Rates Drop to 10-Month Low, Pushing Down Monthly Housing Payments  Redfin Source …

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Justice Dept. urges Fed chair to fire top official accused of mortgage fraud – The Washington Post

Justice Dept. urges Fed chair to fire top official accused of mortgage fraud  The Washington Post Justice Department signals investigation of Fed Governor Lisa Cook  CNN What Is Mortgage Occupancy Fraud, the Claim Wielded by the Trump Administration?  The Wall Street Journal Fed Found Over 22,000 Mortgages Like Those Pulte Is Flagging  Bloomberg.com Justice department calls on Federal Reserve to sack governor Lisa Cook  Financial …

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DOJ set to probe Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud: report

DOJ set to probe Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud: report

The Department of Justice has reportedly opened an investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, just one day after President Trump urged the Biden appointee 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 …

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