I'm a registered Democrat.

There is a banking adage that if it's growing like a weed, it's a good chance that it's a weed.

My policy is I will help any policymaker who asks, whether they be a Republican or a Democrat.

The FHA's success provides strong evidence that government can and should play a role in the nation's mortgage finance system. It also demonstrates that although government intervention in the economy during the Great Recession was messy, things would have been a lot messier without it.

The average credit score of today's FHA borrowers is higher than the average American household with a score. As it becomes more costly and difficult to get a FHA loan, loans from private mortgage lenders will become more attractive and their market share will grow.

In a normal time, I don't think economic policy makes a large difference one way or another. But in times of crisis it makes all the difference in the world.

The principal linkages between Japan and the U.S. global economies are trade, financial markets, and commodity markets.