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November 12, 2008
Frank vs. Paulson, latest round
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) continues his legitimate skepticism at Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's bailout strategy (Paulson release today), which pointedly does not involve helping the homeowners who are losing their homes through foreclosure: A good summary of Barney's view comes from a quote from the Australian Radio show AM: BARNEY FRANK: As long as you have the foreclosure cascade, as long as you have mortgage-based securities decreasing in value so rapidly, you do not get out of the problem we are in. Consumer advocates agree. See also, from the New York Times website, the story for tomorrow's paper Paulson Says Treasury Is Shifting Focus of Bailout. Also see previous blog on FDIC chief Sheila Bair's frustration with Paulson.
Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at November 12, 2008 06:12 PM
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