I personally agreed with you. Basically, I think that is her technique since beginning. She wanted to reach a compromise, and everyone gets something. However, SNHs refused it through their sophistical arrangement w/JPIC, such as gifted WMI's assets to JPIC. What could she do? If she denied GSA, then JPIC would be in trouble. So, LIBR could only do the following.
First, she has already reached an agreement with Rosen NOT touch JPIC.
Second, she has to peace down angry shareholders. Therefore, she picked up HFs and forced them back to the bargaining table. Think about. There were so many important issues, and why she only listened to Mr. Thoma's suspicion.
Third, once HFs were willing to talk, then she never ruled HFs criminal, just said "colorable".
Forth, once 4 HFs agreed to give chicken bones to equities, she accomplished it. Most important is that like you said, she saved her reputation. But you and I knew she did not save it.
There is NO need to punish HFs anymore. Also, there is NO way to punish them anyway. HFs' will recoup interest from wahuq anyway. In this case, let go back to the contractual rate rather than FJR.
IMHO