Obama looks to Preserve role in Government in Mortgage Market

President Obama last month directed a small team of advisers to develop a proposal that would keep the goverment playing a major role in the nation's mortgage market, extending a federal loan sudsidy for most home buyers, according to the Washington Post.
The decision follows the advice of his senior economic and housing advisers, who favor maintaing the government's role as an insurer of mortgages for most borrowers. The approach could even preserve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants owned by the government, although under different names and with significant new constraints, said saources knowledgeable about the discussions.
A decision to preserce a majjor government role would mark a big milestone in effort to craft a new housing policy from the wreckaage of the mortgage metdown and could mean a larger part for Fannie Mae and Freddie than administration official had signaled .

In a statement, the white house said it is premature to say that senior officials have agreed on any of the three main options outlined earlier this year in an administration white paper on reforming the housing finance system.


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Life Struggles

A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On the day a small opening appeared he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole.

Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further. It just seemed to be stuck. Then the man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was the way of forcing fluid from the body into its wings, so that it could be ready for flight once it achieved it’s freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of the struggle, de deprived the moth of health.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets. Struggles are the training ground for a rich life.

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All the remodelers out there who thought that the EPA RRP lead paint rules weren't going to be enforced may want to think again.
The EPA announced in May it would be pursuing action against a Rockland, Maine, remodeler for alleged violation of the RRP rules. The EPA has said that Colin Wentworth is facing fines of at least $150,000 for multiple violations.
In the first punitive action the EPA has taken for violation of the new rules, although the agency has cited several companies for failing to provide the "Renovate Right" pamphlet to owners of pre-1978 homes. That has been required of remodels for years, but many have ignored it.
The relatively lax enforcement of that rule has probably been what led many remodelers to think this would be no big deal.

In fact, in this case it wasn't the EPA out looking for violators. The EPA only announced the action after anonymous tipster alerted the agency to a video posted on YouTube of Wentworth's workers removing paint from the outside of a child-occupied , pre-1978 home without any of the required safety measures in place.
That's the real danger here. Yes, most likely, an EPA investigator is never going to drive by your project and see you violating the rules. The small number of enforcement agent makes that statistically unlikely.
Like most companies that are nailed for violating EPA regulations, remodelers are going to get caught because somebody tips off the agency. Whether it be a competitor, a disgruntled ex-employee or a neighbor unhappy with the mess, there are plenty of people out there to turn you in. The EPA is actively encouraging contractors to turn in other contractors. And that's before we even get to talking about the states. Individual states can take over enforcement and regulation of lead paint under RRP rules, as long as their regulations are at least as stringent as the federal rules. Fourteen states have already done so and more are expected to follow suit.
While the situation is going to vary from state to state, the likelihood is that this is going to lead to tougher enforcement, especially as states look to make up for budget shortfalls.
We're not done with this yet. We still don't know how several issues will shake out, including the NAHB's lawsuit against the EPA over the opt-out provision or the reconciliation of conflicting rules under EPA, OSHA and HUD. What ever happens, a year in the new world of lead paint it's clear that it's not something we can ignore.
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Repairing Pelvic Organ Prolapse

FDA: Repairing Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Mesh Risky

Risks Include Pain, Infection, Need for Additional Surgery

By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD

July 13, 2011 -- The risks of placing mesh through the vagina to repair pelvic organ prolapse may outweigh its benefits, according to the FDA.

Risks include mesh protruding out of the vaginal tissue (erosion),pain, infection, bleeding, pain during sexual intercourse, organ perforation from tools used in the mesh placement, and urinary problems.  Additional surgeries and/or hospitalization may be needed to treat the complications or remove the mesh.

During pelvic organ prolapse, the internal structures that support the pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, and bowel drop from their normal position and “prolapse” into the vagina. Pelvic organ prolapse surgery can also be performed through the abdomen or vagina with stitches or surgical mesh to reinforce the repair and correct the anatomy. Surgical mesh is also widely used in hernia repairs and to treat stress incontinence.

In 2010, there were at least 100,000 pelvic organ prolapse repairs that used surgical mesh, and about 75,000 of these were transvaginal. These are the only procedures that the new FDA mesh warning applies to.

The FDA first issued a safety communication in 2008 after they received reports of adverse events associated with the transvaginal placement of mesh. Since then, the number of adverse events has increased, although they don't always differentiate between transvaginal and abdominal procedures. The group also reviewed the literature on the use of mesh for this procedure.

Now, the FDA will convene an outside panel of experts in obstetrics and gynecology to meet in September 2011 and discuss the safety and effectiveness of surgical mesh used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

FDA: Risks Outweigh Benefits

“We do not see conclusive evidence that using mesh for the transvaginal approach to pelvic organ prolapse improves clinical outcomes anymore than transvaginal procedures that do not use mesh,” says William Maisel, MD, the deputy center director for science at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health in Silver Spring, Md. “These devices appear to expose patients to greater risks."

“Mesh is a permanent implant, and complete removal may not be possible and may not result in complete resolution of complications," he says.

“This is not an indictment of surgical mesh,” he says. “We are talking about a very specific use of surgical mesh."

There may still be a role for mesh in certain transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse procedures, he says.  

“Some clinicians believe that the use of mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse is appropriate and is the best treatment option for selective patients such as those with severe pelvic organ prolapse,” he says.

Women who have had surgery for pelvic organ prolapse need to understand whether or not their procedure involved mesh. “For someone considering having a procedure for pelvic organ prolapse, speak with a doctor and understand if the surgery is going to use mesh, and ask about the benefits and why the decision was made,” he says.

Elizabeth A. Poynor, MD, a pelvic surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, has never used mesh for transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse and likely never will.

“I don’t use mesh in my practice because I have seen a significant number of complications from other surgeons, and have seen how mesh erosion can be devastating for patients,” she says.

As to why use of mesh implants for this surgery took off in the first place, she says it may have a lot to do with the complexity of the procedure.

“This is one of the most detailed and complicated surgeries that we do and unless it is done correctly, it can have a significant chance of failing,” she says. Some surgeons believe the mesh boosts the chances of a successful surgery.

“There has been the general feeling that repairs are better and sounder if mesh is used, but mesh may not be better than the proper surgical correction,” she says.

“Women who are considering prolapse surgery should review the risks, benefits, and alternatives with their surgeon to make sure that it is the right choice,” Poynor says.

“This has been a long time coming,” says J. Eric Jelovsek, MD, a staff physician in the Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health Institute of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.                                                                                      

Mesh placed transvaginally for pelvic organ prolapse does have some anatomical benefit, but that is it, he says. “Quality of life is no different if mesh is placed or not, and women have a higher risk of complications,” he says.

“This doesn’t mean that you should never have mesh placed transvaginally. It means you have to have an in-depth discussion with your surgeon of the options,” he says.

For women who have had the procedure with mesh, “if you are feeling fine and doing well, there is no reason to come in and get this checked out, but if you have question or concerns, then come in,” he says.

Most of the complications will occur in the year or two after the surgery, but others such as vaginal bleeding, pain with sex, and severe pelvic pain may develop later on.

Robert F. Porges, MD, MPH, director of the division of pelvic reconstructive surgery and urogynecology and a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City, seldomly uses mesh during transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair.

But, he says, “in some severe cases where the muscles of the pelvic floor have been severely damaged or failed to develop, replacing the muscle with mesh may play a role,” he says. “Most women deserve an attempt to repair the prolapse using their native tissues and unless it is a failure or a repeat failure, using the mesh may not be as valuable as made out to be,” he says.

In a written statement, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists applauded the FDA's efforts. “The College supports FDA's upcoming initiative to convene an advisory committee, the Obstetrics Gynecology Devices Panel, to discuss the safety and effectiveness of [mesh] and notes with appreciation FDA's willingness to reconsider how it clears mesh products for marketing.”

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