Barney Frank: “May I begin by responding to that outrageous suggestion that I broke my word?”

Congress generally, and this subcommittee in particular has historically played a critical role in strengthening accountability at the World Bank.

It was a great mistake to push lower income people into housing they couldn't afford and couldn't really handle once they had it.

It was because they were banking crypto, not because they were insolvent.

For example, there are key differences in product characteristics between payday, car title, and other high-cost secured loans and more traditional closed-end unsecured lending and related products, and the products are often regulated…