Cash Quote by Mary Kissel

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

— Carl Webb

The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they…

— Ben Stein

Groups that work in black neighborhoods around the country have contended that much of subprime lending is 'predatory lending.'

— Bill Dedman

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

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

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

Both HUD and the Department of Justice began bringing lawsuits against mortgage bankers when a higher percentage of minority applicants than white applicants were…

— Thomas Sowell

Small banks that lend to consumers are fine.

— Michael Hudson

They explained to me that the bank cannot lend money to poor people because these people are not creditworthy.

— Muhammad Yunus

For too long, Americans have fallen victim to financial abuses at the hands of predatory lenders that operate in the shadows.

— Kay Hagan

Poor people always pay back their loans. [...] It is us, the designers of institutions and rules, who keep creating trouble for them.

— Muhammad Yunus

Bet on black. Buy low-debt or no-debt companies. When the economy is in trouble, these companies usually have enough cash on hand to stay…

— Nancy Dunnan