The Department of the Treasury Weighs In

In his speech today Henry “Hank” Paulson adressed the housing market problems and the Department of the Treasury’s efforts to help out. Paulson wants lenders and borrowers to take responsiblity, but also understands that their need to be more restrictions on lenders and available resources for borrowers. Just last week he announced the HOPE NOW program to help out troubled borrowers. Here are links to his speech today, the one on October 10th, and what others are saying about Paulson’s comments:

  • Oct 10th Speech – HOPE NOW announcement
  • Oct 16th Speech – State of the Housing Market
  • Felix Salmon’s assessment of the speech on Portfolio.com’s Finance Blog
  • CNNMoney.com’s straightforward report
  • The New York Times’ “Negative Nancy” take on things
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