1. The Bipartisan Policy Center Endorses a Bi-Partisan Failure
(Matching tags: housing, housing bubble, mortgages, housing policy, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae)

... and limiting federal government involvement in mortgages to a "Public Guarantor." In a post originally published by the National Housing Institute. Dean Baker responded. There is a good argument for ...

2. Is President Obama Proposing That the Government Buy Out the Banks' Bad Mortgages?
(Matching tags: housing, mortgages, private lenders, government)

That seems to be what the administration is proposing, according to an article in the New York Times. The article says that the Obama Administration wants to let people with underwater mortgages with private ...