Richard Shelby actually said...

the mortgage finance system should be, quote, "capitalized sufficiently to withstand losses on defaulting mortgages that would result if house prices declined by, say, 25 percent."

Context

Shelby emphasizes the need for mortgage systems to withstand significant market declines.

03/28/2011

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