Washington Week in Review
April 30, 2012 1:11 PM
Paul Krugman put Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on the defensive by saying he had been "assimilated by the Fed Borg ". Bernanke denied his views on monetary policy now conflicted with those he had as an academic. (Image: Paramount Pictures)
Despite a pledge from acting FHFA chief Edward DeMarco to make a decision by April 30 on whether to allow principal reductions for loans owned by Fannie and Freddie, an agency spokeswoman said the highly-anticipated move had been indefinitely delayed . (Image: Bloomberg News)
Editor at large Barbara A. Rehm disputed those that want to break up the big banks .
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said the Obama administration was open to finding another way to pay for its massive refinancing plan other than the proposed bank tax. (Image: Bloomberg News)
The special inspector general for Tarp said that the Small Business Lending Fund provided an exit path for the healthiest institutions in Tarp, but left the program full of weak banks with dim repayment prospects. (Image: Bloomberg News)
A vote on the credit union lending bill, which was due anytime, has been indefinitely delayed by Senate leadership. It's prospects don't look so hot. (Image: Bloomberg News)
