Date: February 1st, 2005

GSEs: New regulators for old?

1 February, 2005 (12:36) | Uncategorized |

With new, more powerful ’safety and soundness’ GSE regulation widely expected to be enacted in 2005, what form will it take?  Clues come from two recent developments:
 

Legislation introduced, possibly as a placeholder, by three prominent Banking Committee senators.
The chairman’s legislative priorities and timetable.

To wit:
 
1.         Legislation introduced.  Last week, Senators Chuck Hagel (R-NE), John Sununu (R-NH), […]