Article of the Day: GSE Foreclosure Ban In Place Until January 2009

Housing Bill With GSE Bailout Goes To House Today

The Housing Bill containing the Paulson GSE bailout plan goes the House floor for a vote today. The bill as written by the Senate has a $4 Billion in grant provision for local governments to buy foreclosed homes directly. The President threatened a veto if this provision is in the final bill but has since retracted his opposition.