Thursday, July 19, 2007

U.S. House-passed GSE bill worrying - Bernanke

(Reuters) - Bernanke and other regulators have expressed concern that
the two mortgage finance companies' investment portfolio of
mortgages is dangerously bloated.




"One might imagine a situation where greatly increasing the
size of the GSE portfolio is in the interest of the company but
raises the risk of the overall system," he said. "I fear that
without some consideration of the overall financial stability
implications that this new regulator would be incomplete."


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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