Date: April 7th, 2005

GSEs: Greenspan frowns … clearly

7 April, 2005 (08:17) | Uncategorized |

Given his predilection for technical obscurity, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan could hardly have been clearer in his GSE testimony yesterday:
 
Without restrictions on the size of GSE balance sheets, we put at risk our ability to preserve safe and sound financial markets in the United States, a key ingredient of support for homeownership.
 
In his […]