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Questions of fairness- could the U.S. have done more to help homeowners facing foreclosure? (1)

04/04/2009

Considering that Fannie and Freddie had paid back $185 billion of the $186 billion in aid from the U.S. government by 2013 and taxpayers were fully protected, could the U.S. U.S. government have done more to help homeowners as proposed by Sheila Bair, then head of the FDIC, economist Martin Feldstein, and others. What is the right balance between homeowner protection and protecting taxpayers in a properly functioning democracy? Is a Consumer Protection Agency which protects future homeowners a sufficient response, with little to show for millions who faced or went through foreclosure. How does this affect economic recovery as some sections of the population face a longer time to recover and income disparities worsened? What does this say for risks from future crisies and market behaviours?

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