Banks also have to say no to customers. We can't always give clients what they want; it may not be in the… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
If you can't use dividends, it's not a bad thing to give it back to your shareholders. They'll use it somewhere else. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I think one could argue that there's more political input into the regulatory side, and on the regulatory side there seem to… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
If you're making all your money simply betting on interest rates, that's not a business. Flow is a business. On the outside,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I don't think you're going to have one bank. Big companies aren't going to give us all their business. So they can… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
If you were a corporation needing financial services, and I can give you something better, faster, and cheaper across 12 products as… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
You would expect to see that first in high-yield [debt], but it was in the most liquid thing in the world. So… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
If you went to all those little towns in America, JPMorgan was there in good times and bad times, and, in fact,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
A lot of these things have hurt the average American. When they look at the banks and they say, "Well, the bank's… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I haven't studied it deeply, but the American banks started the crisis with far more capital and what I would call "good… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Banks don't want certain asset classes, and that's created opportunities for private equity, hedge funds, Silicon Valley. In this case I think… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
You've seen certain credit type products that are going to be in nonbanks, like sophisticated CLO [collateralized loan obligation] tranches and stuff… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
One of the issues with some of these lenders is going to be, where will their provider of credit be when there's… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
When the secretary of treasury, the head of the central bank, the head of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.), and the… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
The best way to look at any business is from the standpoint of the clients. So there are these certain basic things… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
My father and grandfather were stockbrokers, and they would actually take stock certificates from a vault, give it to a runner, and… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
We support too big to fail. We want the government to be able to take down a big bank like JP Morgan… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I think what you've seen them do recently in the markets is what most of us learn doesn't ultimately work. But I… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Capping the size of American banks won't eliminate the needs of big businesses; it will force them to turn to foreign banks… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
You can design a mortgage system that is different without a Fannie and Freddie, but there are principles you have to have,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
The government isn't going to say, "We're going to regulate banks, but we'll leave these other companies alone." I think the regulators… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
From my point of view, the American financial system - including banks and investment banks - is far safer because of capital… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
People thought they were going to make a lot of money. And then at one point, it got too hot, and the… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
JP Morgan always has higher capital liquidity, that is partially to make up for mistakes and problems and obviously its a tough… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I think if we had another set of policies for - not the crisis years, but after that, that we might be growing faster.… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I learn from all our major competitors, whether they're in or out of the U.S. Wells Fargo is very actively, very aggressively, and very… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
The United States has the best, deepest, widest, and most transparent capital markets in the world which give you, the investor, the ability to… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
We've made a huge effort globally and in the US, in getting kids jobs. This is one piece. The South Bronx and inner-city schools… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
You know, the benefit in life is to say, 'Maybe you made a mistake, let's dig deep. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
JP Morgan always has higher capital liquidity, that is partially to make up for mistakes and problems and obviously its a tough economy. We… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
Trade is very good for the country. It's very good for the GDP. It's good for wages, but it doesn't mean it's always good… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I've asked our people, "Why don't we just put a revolver on top of our basic loan?" Make it easier for the client. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period,… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
I do want the tax system to be efficient and be conducive to growth, which it is not. — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
![“You would expect to see that first in high-yield [debt], but it was in the most liquid thing in the world. So that, I think - it's a little bit of a warning that we've got to be prepared and just be careful.” quote by Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/632/jamie-dimon-1320_be-careful_you-would-expect-to-see-that-first-in-hi_1103359.jpg)
![“You've seen certain credit type products that are going to be in nonbanks, like sophisticated CLO [collateralized loan obligation] tranches and stuff where the capital charge is so high that a bank simply will not own it. Someone will buy it, hedge it, trade it. But it won't typically be a bank.” quote by Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f24/jamie-dimon-1320_certain_you-ve-seen-certain-credit-type-products_627328.jpg)
![“I think if we had another set of policies for - not the crisis years, but after that, that we might be growing faster. But we didn't. And some of that was Republicans' [fault], by the way.” quote by Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c6a/jamie-dimon-1320_crisis_i-think-if-we-had-another-set-of-policie_34817.jpg)
![“Not every company went bankrupt. Not every bank needed TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm very proud that JPMorgan, throughout that time period, was completely steadfast. We bought Bear Stearns because we thought we were helping the situation. We didn't cut and run.” quote by Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/04a/jamie-dimon-1320_assets_not-every-company-went-bankrupt-not-ever_128310.jpg)
