Enemies Quote by Richard Cordray

I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity,…

— Thomas Jefferson

Whether or not you have good consumer protection has a big effect on safety and soundness of the banking community, especially smaller banks.

— Judd Gregg

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

It would not be a bad idea if bankers were to go and sit occasionally with politicians in their political surgeries, where they might…

— Prince Andrew

Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.

— Daniel Kahneman

It's astounding to me that in a country where there is an ever-growing divide between rich and poor, that people won't accept the need…

— Bill Pullman

You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.

— Jamie Dimon

“Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is…

— Andrew John Hoffman

I have always been afraid of banks.

— Andrew Jackson

I don't like the anonymity of the banking process - people now don't have a bank manager they ever meet.

— Anne Robinson

When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their experiences under…

— Herve Falciani

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