WaMu’s patchwork of systems for making mortgage loans did…

Both HUD and the Department of Justice began bringing lawsuits against mortgage bankers when a higher percentage of minority applicants than white applicants were…

— Thomas Sowell

Too-easy credit and millions of bad loans made during the U.S. housing bubble paved the way for the financial calamity and Great Recession that…

— Mark Zandi

...the Federal Reserve has the capacity to operate in domestic money markets to maintain interest rates at a level consistent with our economic goals

— Ben Bernanke

Maybe it was true, and being a girl could be about interest rates and skinny jeans, riding bikes and wearing pink. Not about any…

— Sarah Dessen

A tight-money policy reinforces inequality in two ways. Its high interest rates disproportionately reward the rich, and the resulting unemployment disproportionately punishes the poor.

— Linda McQuaig

And so the danger for the housing industry is if we see interest rates rise.

— Franklin Raines

Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

— George Papandreou

Despite Russia's move to raise interest rates this week, the value of the ruble has continued to crash. Russia's economy is so bad, Edward…

— Jimmy Fallon

The fact that equities are being sold down, despite the lowest interest rates in recent history, simply means that the market doesn't see growth…

— John C. Malone

A lower interest rate doesn't make a debt go away.

— Dave Ramsey

The insurance companies do not refer to the key policy rate when they send their statements. We can only control that rate. Long-term interest…

— Mario Draghi

I think we have a bubble in the US in government bonds, because of the quantitative easing and the negative real interest rates, and…

— Peter Thiel

Why, just a couple of economic seasons ago, was idle cash considered an indication of bad management or lazy management? Because it meant that…

— Malcolm Forbes

At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But…

— George Soros

Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing…

— Amity Shlaes