On Wednesday, Mr. Pulte said on social media that his agency had made a criminal referral to the Justice Department alleging that Ms. Cook committed mortgage fraud.

The U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a top official informing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of the probe and encouraging him to remove her f...

“At this time, I encourage you to remove Ms Cook from your board,” wrote Ed Martin, a justice department official appointed by President Donald Trump in the letter, seen by the Financial Times.