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Waters: The Real Impediment to Private Capital is Inaction on Secondary Mortgage Market Reform

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Tags: Full Committee, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, FHA, GAO, Housing Finance Reform, Speeches and Committee Statements

In her opening statement today at a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Committee, contested the notion that regulatory oversight is an impediment to recovery in the housing finance market. The title of the hearing called by the Republican majority is “Building a Sustainable Housing Finance System: Examining…

Ranking Member Waters Opening Statement at Hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Agency

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, today made the following opening statement at the full committee hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).  The FHFA is conservator of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the FHFA, will appear before the committee as…

Ranking Member Waters Opening Statement Commends Fed Policies to Stimulate the Economy

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, today welcomed the testimony of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.  Mr. Bernanke appears before the Committee today as required by the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.  The complete text of Ranking Member Waters’ opening statement…

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