Able Quote by Barack Obama

The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated,…

— James Surowiecki

With regard to Banks, they have taken too deep and too wide a root in social transactions, to be got rid of altogether, if…

— James Madison

Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

— Herve Falciani

I admit that one should never underestimate the capacity of banks to destroy enormous amounts of accumulated capital and reduce, temporarily, the supply. After…

— Arie de Geus

Banks don't come with an internal switch that says, 'Enough! Let's slow down a little.' Or, 'Let's just share this wealth around for the…

— Sharan Burrow

The growth that we are targeting for our bank is in line with the banking industry.

— Chanda Kochhar

The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading…

— Vince Cable

We need the banks to be attractive to investors again.

— Ana Patricia Botin

I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the…

— Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

— Bertolt Brecht

That's the problem with the financial sector. Banks and the financial sector live in the short run, not the long run. In principle the…

— Michael Hudson

“Banks were once an extremely valuable part of the economy and did a lot of good in advancing civilization. Banks played a pivotal role…

— Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr