Lawmaker Warns Fed on High-Risk Mortgages
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A House committee chairman said that he would seek legislation to curb lending abuses if the central bank did not act quickly to do so.
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Central banks should  focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to  the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable  prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic  Mishkin said on Saturday.
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President Bush's housing chief urged Congress on Monday to quickly enact legislation that he said could help stave off future distress for homeowners with high-risk mortgages without spending government money.
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The US housing downturn may have serious financial repercussions, experts warn, hitting investment funds linked to sub-prime lending.
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Lenders will have to confirm that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making a loan under protections proposed by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, following defaults and losses on U.S. subprime mortgages this year.
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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 raising the ceiling  on the size of loans that mortgage finance enterprises Fannie  Mae  and Freddie Mac  can buy could undermine  market discipline.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that raising the ceiling on the size of loans mortgage finance enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could undermine market discipline.
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Federal Reserve chief offers insights into conditions strained by housing and credit crises.
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Home foreclosures have set a record in the face of a Fed request to avoid taking homes.
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Federal Reserve officials on Friday said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that subprime mortgage losses could hit $100 billion and threaten consumer spending, but he sought to reassure lawmakers that the central bank was working quickly to strengthen lending regulations.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday the credit crisis has created "significant market stress" and offered fresh assurances that regulators would take steps to curb fallout related to the mortgage mess.
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Lowering interest rates Â the Federal Reserve's tool for bracing the wobbly economy Â is not without 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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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators issued special guidance Tuesday urging loan service companies to work with borrowers in danger of defaulting on their home mortgages.
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Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.