Barney Frank: “But we don't want to be so restrictive that we drive out private capital. This will only work if the public capital…”

Protection and advocacy Agencies, which are Federally funded entities charged with enforcing the rights of persons with disabilities.

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.