WASHINGTON - JULY 15: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Capitol Hill July 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. In light of recent bank failures and the housing crisis, the financial leaders testified about the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest mortgage buyers, and proposed regulatory responses.
WASHINGTON - JULY 15: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) shakes hands with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke after they testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. In light of recent bank failures and the housing crisis, the financial leaders testified about the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest mortgage buyers, and proposed regulatory responses.
WASHINGTON - JULY 15: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke converse after testifying to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. In light of recent bank failures and the housing crisis, the financial leaders testified about the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest mortgage buyers, and proposed regulatory responses.
WASHINGTON - JULY 15: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2008 in Washington, DC. In light of recent bank failures and the housing crisis, the financial leaders testified about the rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest mortgage buyers, and proposed regulatory responses.