Date: February 10th, 2005

GSE accounting: Clear to you ain’t clear to me

10 February, 2005 (14:19) | Uncategorized |

According to the SEC, the accounting requirements that Fannie Mae violated are no puzzle at all, but rather:
 
“clear” and “not overly complex,” the chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a House subcommittee yesterday.
 
Donald T. Nicolaisen, who in December directed Fannie Mae to correct its financial statements back to 2001, said, “I [...]