Daniel Akaka actually said...

"It will be important that TARP resources be used for lending, but they must not be used to support predatory lending."

"I would tell you that one of the huge problems that this country has is that this country is financially illiterate."

"Families have been pushed into mortgage products with associated risks and costs that they could not afford."

"How do we create a regulatory structure that better protects working families against predatory practices?"