OFHEO Chief: Regulators Could Reduce GSE Portfolios Without Passing Reform Legislation
November 18, 2005
Bank regulators and other federal officials might be able to put indirect pressure on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to shrink their massive portfolio investments even if Congress fails to enact legislation to overhaul oversight of the two government-sponsored enterprises. In a speech to Asian investors this week, Stephen Blumenthal, acting director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, said that the Department of the Treasury and bank regulators…
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