Barney Frank defender of Fannie Mae before housing market collapse now wants to abolish the government agency
Finance Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Barney Frank defender of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Rep Barney Frank (D) Massachusetts and chairman of the House Financial Services panel said on Tuesday that he believes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished. Frank also said “The only question is what do you put in their place.”
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received $150 billion dollars in taxpayer bailout money back in 2008 when the democratic congress passed a bill that then president Bush signed saving the agency from collapsing. Between Fannie and Freddie and the Federal Housing Administration they back 90% of all new home loans.
Frank stated that “not everyone should be a home owner” and that the federal government should not be used as a “backstop” for the mortgage crisis.
Franks stance on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a stark turnaround from his position back in the Bush presidency when he and fellow democrats vigorously opposed the Bush administration’s efforts to rein in Fannie Mae who was forcing banks to give out loans to people who couldn’t afford them.
Back in September of 2003 Frank told the NY Times “These two entities – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – are not facing any kind of financial crisis. The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.”
Then in October of 2003 Frank said ”he worried the Treasury Department “would sacrifice activities that are good for consumers in the name of lowering the companies’ market risks.” When Republicans introduced a bill to Congress in 2005 to regulate Fannie Mae democrats led by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd killed the bill which ultimately led to the collapse of the housing market and eventually sent the country into a recession.
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Any time this Tub of Lard says something that actually makes sense you have to wonder what his angle is. I'm glad he's taking this stance just in time to save me from…..oh that's right, he didn't save me from anything, he and his fellow Marxist were responsible for making and pushing the "Community Reinvestment Act" that was designed to give home loans to poor people and minorities who were not qualified for those loans so they could be temporary homeowners until they predictably defaulted. I'm glad I could forfeit all of my homes equity and my financial future so these deadbeats could get homes they couldn't afford and so the Socialist Party could get votes. Go back home and play "Frank in the chocolate factory" with your boyfriend Barney, you are a disgrace to the human race!
[...] Frank is particularly outrageous, here: he’s gone from being Freddie Mac’s most devoted patron to calling for its dissolution without once explaining (or apologizing for) his own role in the [...]
[...] Frank is particularly outrageous, here: he’s gone from being Freddie Mac’s most devoted patron to calling for its dissolution without once explaining (or apologizing for) his own role in the [...]
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