George Mason University Distinguished Professor of Finance Anthony Sanders talked about Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke’s announcement earlier in the week that the Federal Reserve Board p…
742 viewsWitnesses testified on the financial health of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the government’s proper role in home mortgage finance.
628 viewsPanelists 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…
456 viewsFinancial experts testified on the European Union debt crisis and its impact on the economies of the U.S. and other countries.
853 viewsWitnesses 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 …
367 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation for restructuring the financing of mortgage loans. Among the topics addressed were the state of the housing market, the role of Fannie Mae and …
1,661 viewsWitnesses 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…
3,124 viewsWitnesses testified on efforts to slow the growth of home mortgage foreclosures through bankruptcy courts.
436 viewsWitnesses testified on the mortgage crisis focusing on questionable lending and foreclosure practices and ways to improve the administration of home loans.
340 viewsWitnesses 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 …
487 viewsRepresentatives 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…
682 viewsWitnesses 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…
718 viewsGovernment and financial officials testified about the Treasury Department’s oversight of the use by financial institutions of funds provided under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). …
508 viewsWitnesses testified about the Treasury Department’s use of a $700 billion fund, known as the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). They focused on the operation and management of the fund, …
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