Famous Quotes & Sayings

Those banks involved in the speculation will suffer by paying a high interest rate to get the Hong Kong dollar funding to settle the deals.

Those banks have done quite well. Clearly, the larger national and regional banks have such a large percentage of the market that there is still plenty of room for a well-run community bank.

Ben Bernanke

Banks will have to win the confidence of their customers through fair dealing, making good loans, and remaining financially healthy.

We are in a mess and in a normal situation one would expect that someone at the ministry of finance or the Reserve Bank would get fired for failing to do their job.

We are disappointed that the Bank did not take the opportunity to provide some support for the fragile economy.

We are delighted to officially enter three dynamic Florida markets through the acquisition of First Florida. First Florida has a team of talented bankers and investment experts who are empowered to deliver financial solutions and make local decisions that best suit their customers' needs. Through our partnership with First Florida, we can increase the resources of the local bank so they can offer even more robust products and services to both commercial and retail consumers in these rapidly growing markets.

Jay Sidhu

We are delighted to have these disputes resolved and put behind us. Sovereign has a proven track record of creating more than a 200% increase in shareholder value over the last ten years, and our board, including Ralph Whitworth, our other new director and the Santander and Independence Community Bank representatives, will work together to continue to deliver superior value going forward.

Two years ago we gave up on Xerox. It was on the brink of bankruptcy or being taken over and, believe it or not, now it's on the path to profitability .

Two-year bonds don't offer too much value as the central bank may continue to raise interest rates. The economy in general is doing very well.

We continue to believe that a bankruptcy filing is a low probability outcome and that the company will successfully negotiate a new bank agreement.

When it comes to making laws that protect the public from the financial services industry, Congress has done a progressively worse job since the Pecora Commission hearings of the early 1930s, which led to Congress taking bold steps to regulate banking and securities firms in 1933 and 1934.

We can say authoritatively that federal bankruptcy law changes are doing no measurable good whatsoever. They've done nothing more than put new hurdles in the path of people who are already flat on their back due to a financial crisis over which they have no control.

We can only hope that the Goldman Sachs investment bankers who are advising the board are providing you with the same advice. Why should a company's shareholders have to run a proxy contest to convince its board to do the right thing?

We drove to several banks and someone said they found her behind New River Shopping Center,

Well, I started out in the Federal Reserve as a young economist and spent about five years in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

We hope that our extended hours will help working families manage their banking transactions.

Luis Gutierrez

Our bill ensures that national banks will be bound by state consumer protection laws, including predatory mortgage lending statutes.

Risks remain and uncertainty is on the rise, this was in substance the message of G7 finance ministers and central bankers this weekend, ... Even if global economic growth remains solid, it is suffering from high oil prices, U.S. deficits and the rise of protectionism.

Risks point to further declines in the Canadian dollar. The Bank of Canada has continued to soften its policy statement.

Rising inflation will exacerbate pressure on the central bank to raise interest rate again. The tightening policy will persist as the central bank tries to reverse the negative real rate.

Rising fuel prices will keep a lid on consumer spending for some time, slowing economic growth. The central bank will keep interest rates on hold.

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.

Steve Jones

Retailers, as well as banks and restaurants, are constantly refreshing their stores so that they look new and exciting.

Retailers and banks are trying to pass a law that's much weaker.

Retail banks are the best way to play the improving consumer environment, and investment banks have been performing well on the back of a strong market.

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.

Reserve diversification by central banks has been a key driver of dollar weakness this year.

Rajnath Singh

Reservation was being given on that basis. Muslims should not be treated as vote bank rather they should be treated as human beings.

Arjuna Mahendran

Remember, the Bank of Japan has to establish its credibility as an independent player in the financial markets and this was an opportunity they could not resist.

Remember, interest paid to banks only comes back to you in the form of a billing receipt. Nothing else...

I think I hit a shot before that and I was feeling good, so I knew I was going to pull up when I got it. We were playing in Bank Arena, I guess, so I knew I had to bank one home.

This thing has taken on greed, panic and fear. Banks and trading companies are getting hammered and their business are doing well in this economy.