OS PINGOS NOS IS – 08/08/2022

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is the new bill passed by the Congress and signed into law that has been explained as providing government help to homeowners facing foreclosure, but which really illustrates just how closely connected Congress is with financial and business interests. The legislation is nothing more than more subsidies to the largest financial power centers, with the bills being paid through debt by the American people.

“Stable home prices will clarify the level of equity in homes, the ultimate collateral support for much of the financial world’s mortgage-backed securities,” he said. “We won’t really know the market value of the asset side of the banking system’s balance sheet – and hence banks’ capital – until then,” he said.