The US Federal Reserve, the US Treasury, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and other public financial regulatory entities are being pushed toward a further expansion of their roles. The Treasury and Federal Reserve are adding preferred stock to the balance sheets of the US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and FHLBC and the insurance giant AIG in the hope of shoring up their capital cushions and lowering their borrowing costs so that they can buy more mortgages.
美联储、美国财政部、欧洲央行、英国银行和其他公共金融监管机构正被迫扩大其监管范围。财政部和美联储正在向抵押贷款巨头房利美和芝加哥联邦住房贷款银行（FHLBC）以及保险业巨头AIG的资产负债表上追加优先股，希望能为它们设立资本缓冲带、降低他们的借款成本、让他们增加抵押贷款的购买数量。