Ben Bernanke actually said...

They did not have the capacity to deal with a global insurance company whose failure would have devastated the financial system.

Bernanke explains the limitations of the New York State Insurance Commissioner.

03/02/2009

More Ben Bernanke Quotes

Long periods without work erode individuals' skills and hurt future employment prospects.

The sooner that you can come to some clarity on the future of Fannie and Freddie, the better.

I do think that we have to get away from this neither fish nor fowl situation where they are part public, part private.

I think heading toward a 100 percent debt-to-GDP ratio would be very undesirable, particularly given the aging of our society and those obli...