Bessent's Mortgage Commitments Mirror Fed Officials' Contradictions
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Scott Bessent, a Treasury Secretary, made conflicting mortgage claims similar to those cited by President Trump in an attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, raising questions about mortgage disclosures and potential fraud, amid ongoing legal and political disputes.
- Bessent made mortgage claims similar to ones Trump cited to try to fire Fed's Cook: Report CNBC
- Bessent, Like Fed Governor, Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges Bloomberg.com
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- Top secretary caught red-handed in same trap as official targeted by Trump NJ.com
- Treasury chief Bessent had 2 concurrent owner-occupied mortgage commitments similar to Fed governor Cook. In Bessent and Cook situations, this isn't clear proof of fraud. The Basis Point
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