511 Quotes About Banks

The fundamental factor is that banks and property are getting better. The election is a positive icing on the cake. This is an enormous personal mandate for Koizumi. He can do pretty much what he wants right now.

Historically, big banks are a mirror from a growth perspective of the economies in which they are operating.

There's just dozens and dozens of banks competing in the market.

Until five years ago, banks didn't have to worry much about operational risk. But that's a real risk that needs to be managed.

They've still got improvement that can be done on the credit side, where a lot of banks have already been hurt, ... Revenue growth is going to be slow but they can make earnings and have good profit growth just by not shooting themselves in the foot on the credit side.

Banks were once places to hold money and were very careful in lending to finance families as they built a future - bought homes, bought cars, took out student loans.

Wall Street banks have the right to express their views to lawmakers and regulators through lobbying, but the law is clear: If they want to influence lawmakers, they must disclose their lobbying expenditures.

If the big banks expect to buy influence when they give money to favored think tanks, then the public has a right to know. If the big banks don't expect to buy influence and are merely making charitable contributions, then their shareholders have a right to know. Either way, there's no excuse for keeping these payments secret.

I think a lot of Americans are not sure which side Washington is on: the side of banks or the side of the people.