Barack Obama actually said...

"We will also be issuing rules to bring greater fairness and transparency to the mortgage servicing marketplace."

"Over the long term, the trajectory of who we are as a nation, I believe that's our national character."

"I think all of us have been deeply concerned over these last 3 years to making sure that our economy recovers."

"This agreement – the largest joint federal-state settlement ever obtained – is the result of unprecedented coordination among enforcement agencies throughout the government."