AMA 176 - Too Big to Save: How to Fix the U.S. Financial System, with MIT's Sloan School of Management's Bob Pozen

The Trump administration will bring changes to the real estate market. Legislation and regulation changes could help small and medium size banks while also increasing the amount of lending done by the biggest banks. Jason Hartman talks with Bob Pozen, Senior Lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management and former Associate General Counsel for the SEC, about these things, and what is realistic to expect under President Trump. Bob is author of Extreme Productivity and Too Big to Save. Key Takeaways: [2:11] Legislation that may be changed through banking system while Dodd-Frank is left as is. [5:50] Small and medium sized banks need regulation relief [7:33] Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are having problems because they were never made public or private [11:13] FHA and VA insure all mortgages made by banks [11:55] Real estate prices will rise as money flows into the market [14:46] Rising rates will bring a temporary increase in home purchases, but will level off soon thereafter [15:28] Pozen was chosen by President Bush to join a bipartisan commission to strengthen Social Security. [17:00] Security and Exchange Commission has constraints regarding employees working for corporations after their service. [19:22] Getting to the gist of Bob Pozen's book Too Big to Fix. [21:59] Peer-to-Peer lending is pretty much unregulated. [23:38] As the economy strengthens banks should lend more. Websites: www.BobPozen.com