Brothers Quote by Ben Bernanke

The failure of Lehman may have allowed the government to do more to prop up the economy than it otherwise could.

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy.

— Henry Paulson

In a financial crisis, only the Fed, as the lender of last resort, might stand between our economy and financial catastrophe. We must leave…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

Among other objectives, liquidity guidelines must take into account the risks that inadequate liquidity planning by major financial firms pose for the broader financial…

— Ben Bernanke

I mean there is no capital requirements to it or anything of the sort. And basically, I said there were possibly financial weapons of…

— Warren Buffett

The financial crisis was linked to the fact that banks had excessive leverage and too many risky assets. The solution is not to try…

— John Paulson

The assumption that Washington could and would resolve Lehman Brothers without a bankruptcy, as it had Bear Stearns, was the single biggest mistake in…

— David Malpass

Financial crises require governments.

— Timothy Geithner

Since there is no orderly way to liquidate the federal debt, we must brace for a payment crisis.

— Hans F. Sennholz

The Federal Reserve is incapable of accomplishing its stated objectives.

— G. Edward Griffin

“The Federal Reserve System had been established to prevent what actually happened. It was set up to avoid a situation in which you would…

— Alan Ebenstein

To be sure, the provision of liquidity alone can by no means solve the problems of credit risk and credit losses; but it can…

— Ben Bernanke