This financial assistance has gone and will continue to go a long way, in helping us realise sustained improvements in our nations’ economic and social welfare. Projects funded from the ADF have included the reform and improvement of education, health and sanitation.
Determining the suitable amount of capital for Fannie and Freddie is a difficult and technical process, and in the Federal Reserve’s judgment, a regulator should have a free hand in determining the minimum and risk-based capital standards for these institutions.