Paulson Says U.S. May Expand Mortgage Aid
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The Treasury secretary said the administration was in talks with the mortgage industry to expand a program that freezes adjustable rate mortgages for 5 years to include borrowers of loans at prime rates.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson on Wednesday said he expects the federal government to  reach its $8.965 trillion statutory debt limit on October 1.
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A number of U.S. states are setting up funds to help homeowners with risky subprime mortgages refinance to more affordable loans in a bid to slow the rate of home foreclosures, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.
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The Senate passed legislation on Friday that would make more Federal Housing Administration loans available to subprime borrowers facing foreclosure.
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The federal regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday said growth limits placed on the two biggest providers of money for U.S. residential mortgages may be lifted as early as February.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson said on Monday that moves by some banks, including  Citigroup , to bring off-balance sheet investments tied to  subprime mortgages back onto their books would help ward off a  widespread credit crunch.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.
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Congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson negotiated into the evening on a $150 billion deal to boost the economy -- a sign of urgency as the U.S. deals with an economic slowdown. House Minority Leader John Boehner left the talks saying he was "hopeful," adding: "We'll have more to say" Thursday.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday said that there was an urgent need for a fiscal stimulus program to give the slowing economy a boost but said it was not in danger of stalling.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  said on Friday that recent financial market volatility does not  necessarily reflect strong fundamentals in the U.S. economy,  nor those of the developing Chinese economy.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday said that there was an urgent need for a fiscal stimulus program to give the slowing economy a boost but said it was not in danger of stalling.
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The United States is strongly  committed to a strong U.S. dollar and financial markets there  are recovering from the subprime crisis, some quicker than  others, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.
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The US sub-prime loan crisis may push up UK mortgage rates, a former Bank of England adviser warns.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on  Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae  and  Freddie Mac  buy more troubled home loans if the  companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday a recovery in the subprime mortgage market will be slowed by a wave of interest rate resets and urged lenders to help troubled borrowers.
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Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who earned billions of dollars last year by betting against the housing market, said on Tuesday that former Federal Reserve board chairman Alan Greenspan will advise his firm.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged China on Thursday to make its currency more flexible as a prelude to a freely floating exchange rate in the medium term.