James was originally indicted on charges of bank fraud and making false statements (5).The Supreme Court, which will hear arguments in the case in January, ruled she could remain in her position at the Federal Reserve while she challenges the charges (4).In November, Cook’s lawyers called for the case against her to be dropped, describing the charges as “baseless” (3).Trump accused her of claiming two properties as her primary residence within weeks, writing to her: "It is inconceivable that you were not aw ...

Welcome back to Squawkbox. Lawyers for the Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputing Trump administration allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. In a letter to the US Attorney General, Cook's attorney said that the case against her rests mostly on a single reference in a 2021 mortgage document uh that is outweighed, they say, by other more specific disclosures the cook gave about her homes.It's the first response to an August criminal referral by the Trump administration housing official Bill Py ...

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to call two different houses his "principal residence" at the same time — a similar claim to the one that President Donald Trump cited when he tried to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a report Wednesday.Documents show that on the same day in September 2007, Bessent agreed that homes in both Bedford Hills, New York, and P ...

美国财政部长住房贷款事件 - 美国财政部长Scott Bessent在2007年9月20日通过律师代表同时承诺将纽约州Bedford Hills和麻萨诸塞州Provincetown的两处房屋均作为"主要居所"[1][7] - 彭博社报道称美国银行未依赖Bessent的居住承诺 且从未要求其同时将两处房屋作为主要居所[2] - 抵押贷款专家表示Bessent的住房贷款文件中未发现不当行为或欺诈证据 并指出此类文件存在不一致性[2] 美联储官员免职法律争议 - 1913年法律规定美联储理事仅可因"正当理由"被总统免职 但未明确定义该术语或免职程序[4] - 美国上诉法院于周一驳回特朗普罢免美联储理事Lisa Cook的请求 白宫表示将向最高法院上诉[5] - 特朗普司法部已对Cook启动刑事抵押贷款欺诈调查 并在乔治亚州和密歇根州发出大陪审团传票[5] 住房性质申报相关事实 - 路透社审查文件显示Cook在亚特兰大购房时将房产申报为"度假屋"[6] - 密歇根州安娜堡房产税务部门确认Cook未违反主要居所税收优惠规则[6] - 特朗普政府指控Cook就职前犯有抵押贷款欺诈 但Cook予以否认[3]

美联储人事任命 - 参议院以48-47票确认Stephen Miran担任美联储理事会成员[1] - Miran将于9月17日赴任并参加为期两天的货币政策会议[1] - 其任期将持续至2026年1月31日[5] 货币政策动向 - 联邦公开市场委员会将于9月16日召开利率决议会议[2] - 市场普遍预期美联储将在本次会议降息[5] - 当前基准利率维持在4.25%-4.5%区间[7] - 特朗普政府呼吁将利率降至1%以刺激经济增长[7] 政治与法律纠纷 - 前美联储理事Lisa Cook于8月28日起诉特朗普试图保留职位[9][12] - 司法部于9月4日对Cook涉嫌抵押贷款欺诈启动刑事调查[13] - 涉案三笔抵押贷款均发生于2021年及更早时期[12] - 若Cook被免职 特朗普将获得美联储理事会多数席位提名权[16] 相关人员背景 - Miran曾担任白宫经济顾问委员会主席[5] - 其在美联储任职期间将暂停白宫职务并停发薪资[3][6] - Cook由前总统拜登提名担任美联储理事[12]

美联储人事争议 - 美联储理事丽莎·库克在2021年6月购买的公寓在贷款文件中被标注为"度假屋" 但特朗普政府指控其同时将两处房产申报为"主要居所"并涉嫌抵押贷款欺诈 [1][4] - 库克已对特朗普政府提起诉讼以阻止解雇 并成功获得临时禁令允许其继续担任美联储理事 这是历史上首次总统试图罢免七人理事会成员 [2] - 特朗普政府已对裁决提出上诉并要求紧急裁决 当前正值美联储即将开会决定是否下调关键利率之际 [3] 利率政策动向 - 特朗普试图重塑中央银行架构以推动大幅降息 多数经济学家预计美联储将把利率下调25个基点 [1][3] 抵押贷款条款差异 - 将房产申报为"主要居所"相比"度假屋"可获得更优的首付比例和抵押贷款条款 [5] - 富尔顿县税务记录显示 库克自2021年购买公寓后从未申请过自住住宅税收豁免 该豁免可降低主要居所的房产税 [5] 调查进展 - 特朗普任命的抵押贷款监管机构官员比尔·普尔特已向司法部提交刑事转介 指控库克在文件中将亚特兰大和密歇根州安阿伯的房产均申报为主要居所 司法部已启动调查 [4]