GSE Data Privacy By J. Bradley Jansen March 29, 2001 Recent allegations have been made that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been abusing their government privileges by intimidating private sector competitors. Apparently the current special, government-sanctioned privileges are not enough. The GSEs always want and expect more special treatment. These bullying allegations are serious [...]
Letter to Treasury Secretary O’Neill Concerning the OECD and FATF Plan Against “Harmful Tax Competition” March 27, 2001 The Honorable Paul H. O’Neill Secretary of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20220 March 27, 2001 Dear Secretary O’Neill, I am writing to express my concern that the OECD and FATF’s campaigns that do [...]
Mortgage Finance By J. Bradley Jansen March 22, 2001 Our developed capitalist economy offers us incredible benefits such as mortgage finance possibilities largely unknown to the rest of the world. However, the system is not perfect. Improvements should be made both to the laws regulating this process and also regarding business practices. The most important [...]