Fixing Financial Markets: Views from Freddie, Finance and the Fed

Panel Discussion

Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union

Three panelists with distinguished careers in the financial sector will discuss the future of the mortgage market and financial regulation. Donald J. Bisenius is executive vice president of the Single Family Credit Guarantee Business at Freddie Mac. He is accountable for the overall performance of Freddie Mac's $1.8 trillion single-family credit guarantee business. Dan Laufenberg is former chief economist and vice president of Ameriprise Financial, where he worked for nearly twenty-two years. Prior to joining Ameriprise Financial, Laufenberg served on the research staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C, including as special assistant to Henry C. Wallich. Kevin L. Moore is senior vice president in charge of the Supervision and Risk Management Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He is responsible for the supervision and regulation of the District's state member banks and bank holding companies, as well as the Bank's discount window and risk management functions. Part of the National Affairs Series.

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Donald J. Bisenius was named executive vice president of the Single Family Credit Guarantee Business at Freddie Mac in May 2009. He oversees the sourcing, pricing, and securitization of new business as well as the overall performance of Freddie Mac's $1.8 trillion single family credit guarantee business. Bisenius had previously served for twelve years as senior vice president for Credit Policy and Portfolio Management. He first joined Freddie Mac in 1992 after serving in the Federal Housing Finance Board and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Bisenius received a B.A. in Economics and Business Communications from Creighton University and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University.

Dan Laufenberg is an economic consultant, author, editor and publisher of the Laufenberg Economic Quarterly, and economist for the investment firm of Stonebridge Capital Advisors. Dan retired in 2009 as chief economist and vice president of Ameriprise Financial, where he had worked for nearly twenty-two years. Prior to joining Ameriprise Financial, Dan had served for fourteen years on the research staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C, including nearly two years as special assistant to Henry C. Wallich, member of the Federal Reserve Board. Dan also served a short time as principal financial analyst at the Congressional Budget Office before moving to Minnesota. Dan holds an undergraduate degree in business administration and economics from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and a masters degree in economics and a doctorate in economics with a minor in statistics from Iowa State University.

Kevin L. Moore is senior vice president in charge of the Supervision and Risk Management Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He was appointed to this position in 2009. In this role, he is responsible for the supervision and regulation of the District's state member banks and bank holding companies, as well as the Bank's discount window and risk management functions. He is a native of Harlan, Iowa, and holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Northwest Missouri State University, and an MBA from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri. He is also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

Cosponsored By:

• Economics
• National Affairs
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)