26 Quotes by David Barr


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    One that went out in January was fishing for personal financial information. One earlier this month spread a computer virus.

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    Historically, over the past 10 to 12 years, depositors with excess of $100,000 received 72 cents on the dollar.

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    We have to balance the ease and convenience with security. If we don't do anything, criminals will become more sophisticated in separating people and their money.

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    It is likely we will issue rules this year, but we don't have a precise timetable.

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    When Target applied to open its industrial bank in 2004, we didn't get a single comment from the public. We've gotten 4, 000 letters and witnesses for the Wal-Mart application. The majority are negative. But popularity is not a criteria for an industrial bank.

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    We expect banks to perform a risk analysis, and, based on that risk analysis, provide an extra layer of security by the end of the year.

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    We have had some failures in the past where people have had considerable amounts of money in individual retirement accounts. They've suffered significant losses. But that coverage will go up to $250,000 per person when we change this rule.

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    We disagree with the opinion and don't think it was supported by the facts, which is the main reason why we appealed.

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