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Frank Unveils Mortgage Rescue Bill That Would Provide $300 Billion

On the heels of the White House-blessed and Treasury-approved bailout of Bear Stearns, Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) offered his mortgage rescue legislation to Congress.

By Staff Writer | Updated on April 01, 2008

WASHINGTON — On the heels of the White House-blessed and Treasury-approved bailout of Bear Stearns, Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) offered his mortgage rescue legislation to Congress.

His plan calls for a federal program to provide insurance for up to $300 billion in refinanced mortgages. Republicans have waved flags about making credit too tight in an already tightening market by over regulating lenders (a corollary to helping both bankers and borrowers is increased oversight), but as foreclosures deepen the plan may pick up speed. Frank signaled that Treasury officials had responded positively, seeking talks with the House Financial Services Committee chairman.

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