Barney Frank: “I said before I thought it was interesting that we were having an oversight hearing to in part denounce the lack of…”

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.

I urge staff to pay close attention to the differences in products offered by nonbank institutions and to be mindful of Congress's intent in financial reform that State consumer protection laws be preserved to the extent possible.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do very good work, and they are not endangering the fiscal health of this country.

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