Ben Bernanke actually said...

It is also important, of course, for community banks to be well-capitalized so that they can continue to lend during difficult periods.

Bernanke emphasizes the need for community banks to remain strong.

07/16/2013

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We need to make sure that the recovery continues and doesn't drop back and that unemployment rate continues to fall.

I think that would create some certainty and maybe would allow some of the private sector securitization activities to resume.

The brinkmanship of the summer... was a negative for the financial markets.

I would just urge Congress to look carefully at what might be done. There are a lot of possibilities.