Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan headlines a cast of witnesses to be questioned next week by the panel investigating the roots of the financial crisis.
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission kicks off Wednesday a three-day round of hearings focusing on subprime mortgages, their securitization and the role played by government-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae and bank regulators.
Top current and former officials of Citigroup -- arguably the megabank most harmed by loose lending and the eventual financial meltdown -- will dominate the hearings: eight of the 17 combined witnesses are from Citi, including former Chairman and CEO Chuck Prince and former U.S. Treasury Secretary and member of the firm's board of directors Robert Rubin. Prince was forced out; Rubin left the firm shortly after Citi took $45 billion in a taxpayer-funded bailout.
Here is the release:
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Announces Details for Next Public Hearing
(Washington, DC) -The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) today announced details for the Commission's next public hearing, "Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs)."
When:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 9am EDT
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 9am EDT
Friday, April 9, 2010, 9am EDT
Where:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2123, Washington, DC
Day One - Wednesday, April 7
Session 1: The Federal Reserve
Mr. Alan Greenspan, former Chairman
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Session 2: Subprime Origination and SecuritizationMr. Richard Bitner, Managing Director of Housingwire.com,
Author, "Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider's Tale of Greed, Fraud & Ignorance"Mr. Richard Bowen, former Senior Vice President and Business Chief Underwriter
CitiMortgage Inc.Ms. Patricia Lindsay, former Vice President, Corporate Risk
New Century Financial CorporationMs. Susan Mills, Managing Director of Mortgage Finance
Citi Markets & Banking, Global Securitized Markets
Session 3: Citigroup Subprime-Related Structured Products and Risk ManagementMr. Murray C. Barnes, former Managing Director, Independent Risk
Citigroup, Inc.Mr. David C. Bushnell, former Chief Risk Officer
Citigroup, Inc.Mr. Nestor Dominguez, former Co-Head, Global Collateralized Debt Obligations
Citi Markets & Banking, Global Structured Credit ProductsMr. Thomas G. Maheras, former Co-Chief Executive Officer
Citi Markets & Banking
Day Two - Thursday, April 8
Session 1: Citigroup Senior ManagementMr. Chuck Prince, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Citigroup, Inc.Mr. Robert Rubin, former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
Citigroup, Inc.Session 2: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Mr. John C. Dugan, Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyMr. John D. Hawke Jr., former Comptroller
Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyDay Three - Friday, April 9
Session 1: Fannie Mae
Mr. Robert J. Levin, former Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer
Fannie MaeMr. Daniel H. Mudd, former President and Chief Executive Officer
Fannie Mae
Session 2: Office of the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Mr. Armando Falcon Jr., former Director
Office of the Federal Housing Enterprise OversightMr. James Lockhart, former Director
Office of the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight