Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lobbyists do a ton of information gathering work for the legislative process. How could you seriously consider a banking bill without having people in the financial institutions involved?

It is a relief for them to know that using today's technology, we are taking measures to insure that our banking customers will not take a loss on a fraudulent check.

I think there was a lot of pressure on banking stocks because of what will happen with the Fed. My sense is that there is a little more optimism and there's more of a chance we could get some mid-term intervention from the Fed.

I think everyone in this room understands that the dual banking system is at a crossroads,

Philipp Meyer

I thought that I would have a huge literary novel coming out when I was, like, 29. I quit my banking job, and I was halfway through my second novel - and I will never publish it, because it's very mediocre.

I think we had normal consolidation here. It seems like people are banking on a better second half. I don't think it's going to run away, but it's going to get gradually better.

I think a lot of it had to do with fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives, ... I think there will be a rebounding in capital markets in the second quarter. I expect them to bounce back with a more healthy investment banking business.

I think because the banking system in Iraq is still in its fairly early stages of development it will be a question of putting in place fundamental services,

I think that the smaller banks are probably going to have more difficulties in the upcoming six-to-12 months simply because they have relied on loan growth to drive EPS growth to meet consensus expectations. And loan growth is not where you want to be. Bread-and-butter banking is not that great of a business. And you're also the ends in terms of margin pressure. The Fed has raised rates 175 basis points, which usually translates into a much more difficult margin environment. And I think that that is going to hurt the bank below the top 15 in market cap for the near term. I would say the larger-cap banks, once they get over the capital markets issues they're experiencing over the second quarter, should see a little bit more strength.

It is incredibly important, in conjunction with making ID theft a crime in Colorado, that we give our prosecutors the resources they need to prosecute these cases. I think the fact that the banking community has stepped up to the plate to help provide these resources is fabulous.

RIM has consistently acknowledged that Supreme Court review is granted in only a small percentage of cases and we were not banking on Supreme Court review.

Retail banking remains a concern, as does unsecured lending. However, with bid speculation helping the valuation, this should provide support for the share price.

Retail banking is a distribution game. The models for best practices in distribution are companies like Wal-Mart and the niche retailers.

Regulators can't regulate the banking sector by themselves. They need the market.

Regulators can't regulate the banking sector by themselves, ... They need the market.

Maria Sanchez

But it's not as likely to succeed in states with emerging Hispanic populations such as North Carolina. The strategy still depends too much on going through mainstream banking contacts, and many Latinos still prefer to transfer through independent stores in their communities.

We look for the economy to turn around, M&A to pick up, investment banking to pick up, and Goldman is very cheap now. We've got a $120 target price on it.

David Thwaites

I thought we would have been lower -- maybe the U.S. will follow Europe higher. I don't think there's a fundamental reason for it, other than what's going on in the banking sector.

I think that Greenspan does have a very good intuitive sense of the economy, and the hardest thing with central banking is dealing with turning points,

I think the basic fundamental underpinnings are very sound. The banking system's sound, there's no near-term crisis to be had. It doesn't mean the stock market's not overextended - which I believe it is and is due for some sort of setback. But I don't think it's 1987 all over again.

G. H. Hardy

Land banking is a centuries-old practice. In any market where folks smell escalation, they are going to land bank.

Well, such as opening up some sectors of banking, branch banking for instance. It isn't a legislative matter, it's a matter for administrative action.

What we see is a banking industry that is fundamentally strong but continues to face some important challenges ahead.

If the debt upgrade happens, it will likely benefit banking issues the most.

Well, I was counting on both of those (JV) kids. We have good varsity and JV kids at both of those weights, so I was really banking on that to happen.

We're setting up investment banking now ... people will be on the ground this year. It's one of the big opportunities our senior management sees globally.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

In Mexico, a network of government-operated rural convenience stores is offering banking services to rural communities.

Mike Adams

Moose meat is, like all protein in the food banking business, just like gold,

She came up with a lot of big rebounds and defensive plays. She's our future star, a kid we're banking on to be our go to player. She really demonstrated that she has all the qualities and desire to be a great player.

She doesn't go down the chocolate aisle, but if she happens to pass one in the cosmetics section then that's great. That's what we are banking on to drive growth in the future.

Now we are not dealing with kids having fun. We are dealing with criminals -- the Russian mafia. And online banking risks are there if your bank offers it, even if you don't use it.

Jason Clarke

People want both. They want branches where they can talk to people and the convenience of online banking when they can log on out of hours. The two feed off each other.

Less than 5 percent of the population is using banking services. The growth opportunities for mortgages, car loans, consumer loans, are huge.