Fed chief warns on mortgage lenders
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress yesterday 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 on Thursday said losses associated with subprime mortgages could reach $100 billion.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said his successors at the U.S. central bank should be cautious about cutting interest rates because of inflation risks, and he forecast home prices will drop further, according to interviews published on Sunday.
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Ben S. Bernanke said the Federal Reserve was âprepared to act as neededâ but suggested developing a wider range of mortgages for borrowers hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke is suggesting that policy makers look for ways to encourage a wider range of mortgages geared for low-income and other borrowers who have been hard hit by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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A senior House Democrat warned the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to protect consumers against unfair banking and mortgage practices or Congress will give that power to another federal agency.
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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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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to tell Congress this week the central bank is more worried U.S. inflation will flare than it is that housing market turbulence will seriously damage the economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned policymakers to make sure individual workers are not allowed to suffer too much from the effects of free-trade, globalization, technological progress and other developments that have boosted economic progress for the nation as a whole.
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Federal Reserve ex-head Alan Greenspan calls for direct help for homeowners hit by the credit crunch.
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Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, argued with leading real estate analysts who concern that potential buyers have become victims in a speculative property bubble that Federal Reserve is partly in charge for such situation.
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A downward spiral of falling house prices and reduced mortgage lending threatens the economy, an economist warns.
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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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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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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.
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Two Federal Reserve officials said today that problems in housing and mortgage lending have begun to threaten the overall economy.
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U.S. 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.