Fed mulling ban on some mortgage lending: Kroszner
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The Federal Reserve Board is weighing whether it should ban some mortgage lending practices that fueled the recent housing market boom, Fed governor Randall Kroszner told a panel of lawmakers Wednesday.
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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 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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U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Randall  Kroszner said on Friday that while inflation was under close  scrutiny, it remained manageable, and reiterated the view held  by the central bank that growth will moderate this year.
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Investors banking on more  interest-rate cuts may get some clues about what comes next  from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who testifies  before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Thursday.
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U.S. lenders would have to determine  that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making the loan  under a Federal Reserve staff proposal on new regulations  released on Tuesday.
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Some Federal Reserve policymakers worried last month that inflation dangers were growing and that low interest rates might be encouraging excessively risky investments, including speculative home buying.
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As Bernanke calls for new mortgage rules on Capitol Hill, the rate cut afterglow appears to be fading.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress on Tuesday to bolster regulation of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and suggested limiting their massive holdings to guard against any danger their debt poses to the overall economy.
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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 policymakers sit down  on Tuesday for what might be one of their most difficult  interest rate decisions in years.
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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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The Federal Reserve Board said on  Friday it has scheduled an open board meeting on December 18 to  discuss proposed rule changes on mortgage lending to address  unfair and deceptive lending practices.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don't need a loosening of regulatory constraints to help borrowers threatened with foreclosure.
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The US Federal Reserve minutes say there is a risk of a situation that will require 'substantial' rate cuts.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke, in a letter to Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New  York, said he did not think caps on investment limits for  Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  needed to be lifted.
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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.