Woofmeister
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Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
Originally posted by: lupi
Originally posted by: winnar111
McCain 2 years ago:
http://www.govtrack.us/congres...5-16.xmlElementm0m0m0m
Mr. President, this week Fannie Mae's regulator reported that the company's quarterly reports of profit growth over the past few years were "illusions deliberately and systematically created" by the company's senior management, which resulted in a $10.6 billion accounting scandal.
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight's report goes on to say that Fannie Mae employees deliberately and intentionally manipulated financial reports to hit earnings targets in order to trigger bonuses for senior executives. In the case of Franklin Raines, Fannie Mae's former chief executive officer, OFHEO's report shows that over half of Mr. Raines' compensation for the 6 years through 2003 was directly tied to meeting earnings targets. The report of financial misconduct at Fannie Mae echoes the deeply troubling $5 billion profit restatement at Freddie Mac.
The OFHEO report also states that Fannie Mae used its political power to lobby Congress in an effort to interfere with the regulator's examination of the company's accounting problems. This report comes some weeks after Freddie Mac paid a record $3.8 million fine in a settlement with the Federal Election Commission and restated lobbying disclosure reports from 2004 to 2005. These are entities that have demonstrated over and over again that they are deeply in need of reform.
For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac--known as Government-sponsored entities or GSEs--and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market. OFHEO's report this week does nothing to ease these concerns. In fact, the report does quite the contrary. OFHEO's report solidifies my view that the GSEs need to be reformed without delay.
I join as a cosponsor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190, to underscore my support for quick passage of GSE regulatory reform legislation. If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole.
I urge my colleagues to support swift action on this GSE reform legislation.
Damn you and your facts that are in direct opposition to what the bandwagon koolaid drinkers are already trying to say in this very thread since they can't discuss the issue as their messiah has yet to put his out.
LOL - You guys Fail
The roots of this crisis are the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
John McCain voted in favor of GLBA.
Joe Biden voted against GLBA.
Yeah. and the 'Gramm' in GLBA is McLame's former Economic Advisor. You remember? The guy who said we are in a 'mental recession' and need to stop whining.
Keep drinking that McLame KoolAid, boys ...
Nice Democratic talking point. Please explain in your own words how the current economic crisis can be traced back to Gramm-Leach-Biley. Bonus points will be awarded for grasping the distinction between "securities" and securitization of debt.