Below is my wish list for lines of inquiry for the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that was created in May 2009. What lines of inquiry would you like to see from this "independent" commission? We must understand the extent of the problems that precipitated this crisis in order to make policy decisions that will prevent this from happening again. BTW, as of July 10, 2009, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has not been formed.

The Act that created the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission enumerated various issues that the Commission should and has the authority to address:

(1) to examine the causes of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States, specifically the role of--

(A) fraud and abuse in the financial sector, including fraud and abuse towards consumers in the mortgage sector;