Barney Frank: “And I think this is a problem not of the regulators but of the private sector--and of the British, because this was a…”

People around the world have learned they can claim asylum and remain in the U.S. indefinitely to pursue their claims.

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

We should have made it much higher, $125 billion or more, and we should have indexed 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.