There will likely be another round of place holding and finger pointing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15 when a House Financial Services Subcommittee opens a hearing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, has announced the hearing.

"This hearing, the sixth in a series about the U.S. housing finance system and its future, will examine the primary causes of the financial losses for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the progress made during the last two years in stabilizing our mortgage markets and ensuring the continued availability of reasonably priced loans," Kanjorski said.

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