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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, their takeover by the federal government and their role in the fin…

Richard Syron talked about what caused the housing bubble to burst and his view of the legislation in Congress to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and strengthen regulation of Freddie Mac a…

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Legislative and Regulatory Options for Minimizing and Mitigating Mortgage Foreclosures.” Witnesses testified about the Presiden…

The National Urban League 2007 conference included a panel on the potential impact of the African American vote in the 2008 presidential elections. Participants talked about issues of concer…

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac. Witnesses talked about improving the government regulation of government-sponsored housi…

U.S. Senate Banking Committee heard testimony on the relationship between the Federal Reserve’s actions concerning monetary policy and the state of the U.S. economy from the presidents of th…

Mr. Syron chronicled how New England “got itself in a fix” in banking and general economic indicators. He said that the region’s history is of a very cyclical nature and has suffered numerou…