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Witnesses testified on the financial health of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the government’s proper role in home mortgage finance.

Panelists talked about the potential impact on the housing market of a principal reduction program. This was part of a Brookings Institution forum on the housing market and principal reducti…

Witnesses testified on the risks, benefits, and future of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. They also said that potential homebuyers and lenders must be educated on each loan option in order …

Witnesses testified about creating national standards to regulate the mortgage servicing industry, and about a recent report on greater federal oversight over mortgage servicers and the fore…

Witnesses testified on efforts to slow the growth of home mortgage foreclosures through bankruptcy courts.

Witnesses testified on the mortgage crisis focusing on questionable lending and foreclosure practices and ways to improve the administration of home loans.

Witnesses examined the effect of credit default swaps on government debt and the potential implications of the Greek debt crisis. The committee examined important policy questions that have …

Representatives from the housing finance community and academics testified on the future of housing finance. Witnesses focused on methods of mortgage financing, the role of Fannie Mae and Fr…

Witnesses testified about government and private sector responses to mortgage foreclosures and the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Among the topics they addressed were perceived failures in the O…