Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. We're a nation of debtors. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Banks were once places to hold money and were very careful in lending to finance families as they built a future -… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“This crisis didn’t have to happen. America had a boom-and-bust cycle from the 1790s to the 1930s, with a financial panic every… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“Starting in 1792 with George Washington, there were financial crises every ten to fifteen years. Panics, bank runs, credit freezes, crashes, depressions.… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
We have to rethink how to teach financial education in the 21st century. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
The total amount of money that Wall Street handed out in bonuses last year was double the total income of ALL full-time… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
[My grandkids] are 5, 10, and 15. While they're young and still at home, I think it's all about learning the value of money. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
The financial collapse of 2008 got its start with predatory mortgages, that weren’t sold by community banks and credit unions, they were… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Big banks churn out page after page of incomprehensible fine print to obscure the cost and risks of checking accounts, credit cards,… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I do not understand how it is that financial institutions could think that they could take taxpayer money and then turn around… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Getting straight with your money is as complicated as a trip to the grocery store: You need a comparison shop, add and… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Families rely on financial services more than ever, but those who need them most - who struggle to make ends meet -… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Money is bounded; we only have so much of it. Love goes on forever. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
There's a limit here. This is how far we go and we don't go further. And I also think by talking about… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“It matters whether the government blows tens of billions of dollars on tax loopholes for billionaires or whether that same money is… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Some of these biggest financial institutions are out there trading in commodities. They're buying oil tankers. This is not a financial system… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“Today the game is rigged—rigged to work for those who have money and power. Big corporations hire armies of lobbyists to get… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Get your money in balance. One rule of thumb is 50/30/20. Spend about 50% of your money on must-haves - things like… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Accountability for the largest financial institutions on Wall Street is the bedrock for a strong economy. Hard-working families and honest businesses cannot… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“America could do a lot with the money taxpayers spend to keep afloat people who are working full-time but whose employers don’t… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
It's powerfully important that our kids get an education in personal finance. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
It worries me about what happens if people in government are looking for that next job: 'Yeah I'm working now, not as… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
When billionaire car dealers or manufacturers pay for ambassadorships, at least they pay with money earned by selling something of value. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Some of the largest financial institutions can build a profit model on tricking people. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Every time the U.S. government makes a low-cost loan to someone, it's investing in them. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Once you've gotten your money in balance, you know how much you have to spend on things that are just fun. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“The single best predictor that a family would go bankrupt was if they had a child.” — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I can remember riding in the car with [my daughter] Amelia, when she was very small, and we'd talk about money the same way… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
That's how we build the economy of the future. An economy with more jobs and less debt, we root it in fairness. We grow… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
Homeowners refinance their loans when interest rates go down. Businesses refinance their loans. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things that people say about Hillary Clinton. But nobody says that she doesn't know how to throw a punch. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone went the polls and said, 'I am casting my vote to make sure that Wall Street has better chances to… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
With post offices and postal workers already on the ground, USPS could partner with banks to make a critical difference for millions of Americans… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
We should stop having a conversation about cutting Social Security a little bit or a lot. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
'Middle class' used to be synonymous with secure, with steady, with boring, because middle-class people were people who were pretty much safe from the… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image