However, the Iranian regime is likely to absorb such sanctions if the United States does not simultaneously reach out to the Iranian people themselves.

While I think we need to remedy the problems caused by the bad actors, we also need to acknowledge the fragile condition of our current credit markets and make sure we do no harm with future legislation.

I understand your offices are currently held in the Treasury Department, right?

if we want the lending community to do the right thing, if we want people to take a loss to put borrowers into the HOPE for Homeowners program or some other type of refinance vehicle, we actually need to make it as easy as possible for…

if Congress were to go forward and make permanent the deposit insurance level at $250,000, it does add exposure to the FDIC funds, so we would need to be able to charge premiums to the industry to help restore a balance to the level of the…

I certainly believe we must make sure that Americans have trust in the deposits that are going into the FDIC-insured accounts.