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Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

by Phil Hall | Jan 20, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that President Trump is very close to making his selection for the next Federal Reserve chairman. “My guess is the president will reach a decision maybe as soon as next week,” said Bessent during a CNBC interview at the World...
Powell to Attend Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments for Lisa Cook Mortgage Fraud Case

Powell to Attend Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments for Lisa Cook Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Jan 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is planning to attend Wednesday’s oral arguments before the US Supreme Court in the case of President Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. The Associated Press, sourcing...
Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Can Stay at the Fed for Now

Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Can Stay at the Fed for Now

by Phil Hall | Oct 1, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The US Supreme Court ruled that Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook can remain in her position until it reviews the case over whether President Trump has the authority to remove her based on accusations of mortgage fraud. The court will hear the arguments in this case in...
Former Fed and Treasury Leaders File Amicus Brief Backing Lisa Cook

Former Fed and Treasury Leaders File Amicus Brief Backing Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Sep 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A bipartisan collection of former Federal Reserve chairpersons, Treasury Secretaries and White House economists have filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court asking that Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor while she fights the White House’s...
Supreme Court Rules Lisa Cook Can Stay at the Fed for Now

Trump Files Emergency Request with Supreme Court to Fire Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Sep 18, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Trump administration has made an emergency request to the US Supreme Court to decide whether he has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook. The request follows an appeals court decision on Monday that rejected Trump’s efforts to fire Cook ahead of...
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