Robert Menendez actually said...

"It boggles the imagination why you would make an investment decision that you can affect the outcome of and not want that decision to pay off."

"I agree that it is the role of the conservator to try to preserve as much of the Federal money that exists."

"I think this is a crisis."

"A downpayment standard of 20 percent could push 60 percent of all creditworthy borrowers out of the market."