Advantage Quote by James Madison

“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

Our whole system of banks is a violation of every honest principle of banks. There is no honest bank but a bank of deposit.…

— John Adams

Instead of abandoning competition and giving banks protected monopolies once again, the public would be better served by making it easier to close banks…

— Raghuram Rajan

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

We need to change how we run banks. We need to change the culture. If we get it right, we can have a huge…

— Ana Patricia Botin

An interesting attribute of public banks is that they don't only de-risk the downside, but also get a share of the upside.

— Mariana Mazzucato

The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to make investments.

— Barack Obama

We need sobriety, rationality, and civility in the discussions on the regulation of financial institutions so that the banks can return in a robust…

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

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

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

If the authorities constrain banks and are aware of the activities of fringe banks and other financial institutions, they are in a better position…

— Hyman Minsky

Community banks are a crucial part of our economy and the fabric of our society.

— Jerome Powell