Bernanke cautions on raising GSE loan limit
475578
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.
690779
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.
767973
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his weight behind proposals for near-term actions to stimulate economic growth to ward off an election-year recession -- but warned such a plan could do more harm than good unless put together quickly.
741108
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.
270326
US sub-prime mortgage losses exceed "the most pessimistic estimates", the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says.
196388
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke revives fears that the crisis in the sub-prime lending market could derail the US economy.
208251
Ben S. Bernanke said he expected âmoderateâ growth, but that problems in the housing market had tempered the forecast.
166908
Ben Bernanke says Federal Reserve is ready to act aggressively if needed to support growth
442504
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve is set to act as needed to limit impacts of financial turmoil on the economy but will not bail out investors who made poor decisions, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
322762
Towering losses at Merrill Lynch   on Thursday stirred credit crisis fears before a key testimony  by U.S. central bank chief Ben Bernanke.
575967
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke renewed a warning to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that failure to take action soon to prepare for the retirement of aging Baby Boomers could lead to serious economic harm.
342597
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that even though the economy is likely to log more subdued growth this year due to the painful housing slump, the threat of an inflation flare-up still remains policymakers' biggest concern.
657207
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said in a letter obtained on Friday that chances of an  economic crisis in China were low, but that the possibility of  a "hard landing" for the economy could not be dismissed.
467420
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy
206954
Investor's Business Daily - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke wrote Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., saying he does not think caps on investment limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to be lifted. Schumer and other lawmakers had argued that easing lending restrictions to let such government-sponsored enterprises offer more mortgages could help calm markets.
10691
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.
234056
Ben Bernanke has tried hard not to follow his predecessor Alan Greenspan into the political arena by commenting on fiscal policy, but the Federal Reserve chief will find it difficult to stay above the fray this week.