Encouraged Quote by Paul Singer

There have been times when the Federal Reserve has restricted the money supply and raised interest rates to gain an end, which had much…

— Wright Patman

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

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

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 was absolutely astonished and could not believe my eyes at the outrageous interest rates that people in need have to pay to get…

— Theo Paphitis

Giving government aid to a bank basically transforms it into a utility. The huge salaries in this sector are only a symptom of a…

— George Soros

Negative effects on the economy were covered up with a flood of liquidity from the Fed. That,plus lax regulation, led to a housing bubble,…

— Joseph Stiglitz

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

“Lending dollars to the U.S. government is essentially riskless because the U.S. government can always pay such debts. If necessary, the Federal Reserve can…

— Anat Admati

The Fed contributed to the financial crisis, keeping interest rates too low for too long. I give them credit for responding and stabilizing the…

— Kevin Brady

Even if the government spends itself into bankruptcy and the economy still does not recover, Keynesians can always say that it would have worked…

— Thomas Sowell

A short squeeze could happen with the U.S. dollar if lenders suddenly forced debtors to pay in cash.

— Robert Kiyosaki