Purpose Quote by Perianne Boring

Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

— Herve Falciani

As a matter of fact 25% of our U.S. investment banking business comes out of our commercial bank. So it's a competitive advantage for…

— Jamie Dimon

In the simplest sense, the key to the performance of any traditional commercial bank ... is the profitability of the loans it makes.

— Robert G. Wilmers

Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.

— Vijay Mallya

The tendency of a national bank is to increase public and private credit. The former gives power to the state, for the protection of…

— Alexander Hamilton

It's extremely important for our banks to have more capital, higher quality capital.

— Janet Yellen

Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and will doubtless continue to exist in the States so…

— Martin Van Buren

I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.

— Abraham Lincoln

You have safety and soundness as primary purpose of the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the other agencies which control banking regulation.

— Judd Gregg

My agency in promoting the passage of the National Bank Act was the greatest financial mistake of my life. It has built up a…

— Salmon P. Chase

The idea of creating a national bank I do not concur in, because it seems now decided that Congress has not that power (although…

— Thomas Jefferson

You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the…

— Dick Cheney