Financial Institutions

It is critical that

It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table. Elizabeth Warren

I do not understand how it is that financial institutions could think that they could take taxpayer money and then turn around and act like it’s business as usual. I don’t understand how they can’t see that the world has changed in a fundamental way, that it is not business as usual when you take … Read more

Some of the largest

Some of the largest financial institutions can build a profit model on tricking people. Elizabeth Warren

Accountability for the largest

Accountability for the largest financial institutions on Wall Street is the bedrock for a strong economy. Hard-working families and honest businesses cannot survive in a world where the rules don’t keep the marketplace honest. Elizabeth Warren

At a time when

At a time when our country is waging two wars, approval ratings for Congress are at historic lows, unemployment is at a 70-year high and financial institutions have collapsed around us, I can’t imagine anyone seriously opposing a National Day of Prayer. Franklin Graham

All safe deposit boxes

All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed… and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the I.R.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt

There was a time

There was a time in the United States when most of our financial institutions were local. Which essentially meant that local communities were able to create their own credit, or their own money, in response to their own needs. We still depended on banks, but it was a much more democratic process. David Korten

I think something that

I think something that forces financial institutions to write down underwater mortgages, I think, would be a sensible thing to do. Christina Romer

Financial institutions make us

Financial institutions make us nervous when they’re trying to do well. Charlie Munger

The beauty of a

The beauty of a financial institution is that there are a lot of ways to go to hell in a bucket. You can push credit too far, do a dumb acquisition, leverage yourself excessively – it’s not just derivatives [that can bring about your downfall]. Charlie Munger