notably the 1999 repeal of the US Glass–Steagall Act –…

On the Glass-Steagall thing, like I said, if you could demonstrate to me that it was a mistake, I'd be glad to look at…

— William J. Clinton

Should we think about separating the investment banks from the commercial banks, a new Glass-Steagall? I would be really excited to see that. I…

— Kenneth C. Griffin

Investment banks manage to go bankrupt through their investment-banking activities, commercial banks manage to go bankrupt through their commercial-banking activities.

— Ben Bernanke

This is the joint responsibility of everyone who was involved in the introduction of the euro without understanding the consequences. When the euro was…

— George Soros

At the base of the Fed pyramid, and therefore of the bank system's creation of "money" in the sense of deposits, is the Fed's…

— Murray Rothbard

“The banks are less solvent than we are being told – probably by a very wide margin. The commercial banks are limited to a 10:1”

— Kelly Mitchell

If the numbers are right, ICBC [Industrial & Commercial Bank of China], which already earns nearly twice as much as JPMorgan. They'll probably be…

— Jamie Dimon

Commercial banks - that is, fractional reserve banks - create money out of thin air. Essentially, they do it in the same way as…

— Murray Rothbard

Our commercial bank [JPMorgan] is only in the U.S. We are serving what you call SMEs - small businesses, private companies.

— Jamie Dimon

Commercial banks are very good for certain businesses, like loans and guarding other people's money. They're not great investors or entrepreneurs.

— John Gutfreund

If all the bank loans were paid, no one could have a bank deposit, and there would not be a dollar of coin or…

— Robert W. Hemphill

Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit.

— Robert W. Hemphill

I rang my friend Jim Wolfensohn, who was then running a private commercial bank in New York. I said, "Come up to Vancouver", and…

— Bob Hawke

JPMorgan was already, for the most part. Our businesses at JPMorgan share the same cash-management systems. The commercial bank, the private bank, the retail…

— Jamie Dimon

As a matter of fact 25% of our U.S. investment banking business comes out of our commercial bank. So it's a competitive advantage for…

— Jamie Dimon