113 Quotes About Bankers

With a group of bankers I always had the feeling that success was measured by the extent one gave nothing away.

I have to believe, given the level of discussion I've heard about it, that bankers are certainly out there identifying companies that are repatriating large sums and doing what they can to get their business.

It's part of our culture and firm belief that smart, talented local bankers make the best decisions.

The last duty of a central banker is to tell the public the truth.

RAREBIT n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible known as toad-in-a-hole is really not a toad, and that riz-de-veau à la financière is not the smile of a calf prepared after the recipe of a she banker.

Community banks are generally doing quite well, and I expect that good performance to continue. Neither bankers nor their supervisors should become complacent.

If bankers become overly conservative in response to past lending mistakes - or if examiners force such behavior - it will hurt bankers' own long-term interests and the economy in general.

Banks are concerned that there's a new breed of credit union evolving that's not the credit union of old. As long as it's fair competition and public policy hasn't skewed the marketplace, bankers are happy to compete with anyone.

The risk assessments provide bankers with more flexibility to tailor security measures to better safeguard their customers . . . than would a mandate from regulators,