Mike Flood actually said...

"I am hopeful that we can take serious steps on this and lead because the United States needs to lead here, not just for our country, but for the world."

"This fee assessment is a violation of that basic sense of fairness, and they should be upset."

"I am also deeply concerned that this clearly-political decision will lead to a future pattern of using the FHFA to make future decisions based on the same principles."

"We need to understand where we are at, and how these things work."