Fed Chief Seeks to Limit Mortgage Agencies
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The chairman of the Federal Reserve urged Congress to bolster regulation of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke moved yesterday to break down even further the aura of secrecy that historically has enshrouded the institution that sets interest rates, taking steps to keep Main Street and Wall Street more closely wired to decisions that can make or break lives and businesses.
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Federal Reserve chief offers insights into conditions strained by housing and credit crises.
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Banking regulators on Tuesday urged mortgage servicers to be proactive and contact borrowers at risk of default to help them avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.
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The Fed chief said today that the central bank âstands ready to take additional actions as neededâ to limit the effect of the financial market disorder on the economy.
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The chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit mortgage brokers and lenders from steering borrowers to high-cost loans.
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Alan Greenspan, when chairman of the  Federal Reserve, brushed off an idea to boost scrutiny of  subprime mortgage lenders, a former Fed governor told the Wall  Street Journal.
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The US Federal Reserve chairman warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the economy.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered lawmakers fresh assurances on Thursday that regulators are taking steps to better protect would-be homeowners from abusive mortgage practices.
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The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday a public hearing on potential new rules to curb abusive home mortgage lending practices would cover prepayment penalties, low documentation loans and consideration of borrowers' repayment abilities.
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At a Senate Banking Committee hearing yesterday, legislators and consumer advocates prodded federal banking regulators to move more quickly to put restrictions on non-traditional mortgage lending, because, they said, the new kinds of mortgages may place borrowers and lenders at financial risk.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that increasing the size of loans mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could be problematic and would help only if done swiftly.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday will propose a much stricter set of rules for mortgage lenders as part of the central bank's effort to avert abusive lending.
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U.S. state officials plan to issue guidance next week to tighten subprime mortgage lending by brokers and originators not regulated by the federal government, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors said on Friday.
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Dallas Federal Reserve President  Richard Fisher on Thursday joined a chorus of officials warning  that high inflation ties the hands of the U.S. central bank in  its bid to blunt a sharp slowdown in the world's largest  economy by lowering interest rates.
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Regulators need not lift investment caps on Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  in order to rescue troubled subprime borrowers, but new loan products could help some avoid foreclosure, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Wednesday.
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Business & money: Fed chair says downturn will worsen before it improves and pledges action over sub-prime mortgage abuse.