Back Quote by Ben Stein

Banks get in trouble for one reason: They make bad loans.

— Carl Webb

There isn't a bank in the world that could withstand a run. They all borrow short and lend long, regardless of what they say.

— Wilbur Ross

If anything, the bailouts actually hindered lending, as banks became more like house pets that grow fat and lazy on two guaranteed meals a…

— Matt Taibbi

Let's be honest: It wasn't just the banks who messed up. There were a lot of people who tried to buy assets they couldn't…

— James P. Gorman

Banks have done more injury to the religion, morality, tranquility, prosperity, and even wealth of the nation than they can have done or ever…

— John Adams

I have no interest in bailing out anybody, quite frankly, and I think banks have to suffer every dollar of loss if they make…

— Edward Conard

Banks were once places to hold money and were very careful in lending to finance families as they built a future - bought homes,…

— Elizabeth Warren

Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong.

— Ben Bernanke

Many of the smaller banks have had to get to the point where they now have more compliance people than they have lending offices.…

— Wilbur Ross

In the real world, banks hang onto their money for fear of making bad loans, no matter how many bailouts or stimulus packages Washington…

— Dick Morris

Banks are slowly but surely lending again, and never again will taxpayers foot the bill for Wall Street's excesses. In case we forgot, that…

— Rahm Emanuel

Small banks that lend to consumers are fine.

— Michael Hudson