New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- US President Donald Trump fired Lisa Cook, the first African-American woman to serve as a Federal Reserve governor, over mortgage fraud.

Taking to his Truth Social account on Monday, Trump wrote, "I have determined that there is sufficient cause to remove you from your position."

On August 20, the president urged Cook to resign following allegations by William Pulte, the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director appointed by Trump, that she falsely claimed two mortgages as her primary residences. The Department of Justice stated it was investigating the issue.

Amid all the allegations regarding mortgage fraud, here's all you need to know about Lisa Cook -

Before serving on the Federal Reserve Board, Cook taugh...