But the agency's handling of the savings and loan cleanup continues to attract interest.

The trend, which began with the savings and loan cleanup, seems to be accelerating.

The savings and loan cleanup still needs money.

Legislation to complete the savings and loan cleanup narrowly passed the House of Representatives.

Delays in the savings and loan cleanup are pushing spending that would have taken place this year or next into the mid-1990's.

A proposal to give minority investors preference in the savings and loan cleanup is the focus of Congressional negotiations.

That is, they must take on the liability for the savings and loan cleanup.

Even excluding the savings and loan cleanup, the target would be exceeded by more than $100 billion, today's figures show.

"It would raise real estate prices and cut the overall cost of the savings and loan cleanup," he said.

Last summer Congress authorized total borrowing of $50 billion to pay for the savings and loan cleanup.