Category Archives: Housing Policy

WSJ-Gramm and Wallison: Worse Than Fannie and Freddie

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy, Real Estate, Uncategorized | April 17, 2014 at 10:59 am , by mariel

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A bipartisan Senate housing reform would double down on the mistakes that led to the financial crisis. By Phil Gramm And Peter Wallison April 16, 2014 7:03 p.m. ET In this era of partisan gridlock, any legislative proposal with significant bipartisan sponsorship should be praised and supported if it simply...

Phil Gramm and Thomas R. Saving-Janet Yellen’s Greatest Challenge

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy, Uncategorized | November 22, 2013 at 11:33 am , by mariel

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Every month that the Fed’s quantitative easing goes on, the exit strategy becomes more difficult and dangerous. By PHIL GRAMM and THOMAS R. SAVING With the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approving Janet Yellen’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, her confirmation is virtually assured. Less certain is what Ms. Yellen ultimately intends to...

WSJ: The Clinton-Era Roots of the Financial Crisis

Posted in: Financial Services, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy | August 13, 2013 at 8:52 am , by mariel

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Affordable-housing goals established in the 1990s led to a massive increase in risky, subprime mortgages. By Phil Gramm and Mike Solon Aug. 12, 2013 6:55 p.m. ET Simply put, the financial crisis of 2008 was caused by a lot of banks making a lot of loans to a lot of...

WSJ: Deregulation and the Financial Panic

Posted in: Fiscal Policy, Housing Policy, Monetary Policy | February 20, 2009 at 2:10 pm , by mariel

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Loose money and politicized mortgages are the real villains. By Phil Gramm Feb. 20, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET The debate about the cause of the current crisis in our financial markets is important because the reforms implemented by Congress will be profoundly affected by what people believe caused the crisis....