A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If AIG collapsed, it would have buckled our financial system and wrought economic havoc on the lives of millions of our citizens. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Non-bank financial institutions provide credit that is essential to U.S. businesses and consumers. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
We must limit the perception that some institutions are either too big or too interconnected to fail. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
No bank should be too big or too complex to fail, but almost any bank is too big to liquidate quickly, particularly… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
When companies fail, shareholders bear the losses. It's just the way our system is supposed to work. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I don't see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem. I think it's going to be largely contained. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
An AIG failure would have been devastating to the financial system and to the economy. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
The Fed has neither the clear statutory authority nor the mandate to anticipate and deal with risks across our entire financial system. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
What began as a subprime lending problem has spread to other, less risky mortgages and contributed to excess home inventories that have… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
We have institutions that have been allowed to become too big to fail because we had all kinds of flaws in our… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
We don't have the necessary laws or powers to deal with failing non-bank institutions. If they're a big bank, the depositor has… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
To restore confidence in our markets and our financial institutions so they can fuel continued growth and prosperity, we must address the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
For market discipline to constrain risk effectively, financial institutions must be allowed to fail. Under optimal financial regulatory and financial system infrastructures,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
There are two issues that people sometimes confuse, but they're very closely related. There is the strength and the stability of the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
It's a safe banking system, a sound banking system. Our regulators are on top of it. This is a very manageable situation. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I've got to say our banking system is a safe and a sound one. And since the days when we've had federal… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If a financial institution has business operations in the United States, hires people in the United States, if they are clogged with illiquid assets,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products and can… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I look forward to the day when China has a truly market-determined solution... To get there, you need to have a currency that is… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Indian-Americans are physicians, engineers, CEOs, professors, teachers, entrepreneurs. They are a vital part of the United States' economic and social fabric. Because of this… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
America is the land of opportunity. We need to be vigilant in ensuring that each and every American has the opportunity to acquire the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I do not believe the United States and the Americans are going to let Donald Trump become president... I think the challenge is Donald… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Too often, we restrict trade that would create U.S. jobs and is in our national interest. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
