Famous Quotes & Sayings

A Wal-Mart bank not only dangerously mixes commerce and banking, but represents a disturbing concentration of capital in the hands of one single corporation, Wal-Mart.

Pierre Omidyar

A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can provide an experience that leads to individual self-empowerment.

Banks are hypocritical to seek bankruptcy restrictions when their irresponsible marketing and extension of credit card debt has been an important cause of rising personal bankruptcies.

Banks are dealing with a lot of back-room processing when they say it takes several days or so.

Banks are concerned that there's a new breed of credit union evolving that's not the credit union of old. As long as it's fair competition and public policy hasn't skewed the marketplace, bankers are happy to compete with anyone.

Banks are centralizing lots of customer service stuff, which gives you the economies of scale, and a better, more consistent process as well. That improves customer retention.

Banks are between a rock and a hard place.

Keith Baker

Banks are a proxy for a rising economy.

Banks are a necessary evil. I'm not sure how many people are going to want us closer to them.

Banks are also trying to test their credibility in the market after having not issued bonds or equities for a long while.

Banks and property stocks still have room for upside following strong interest in these stocks Friday. Easing interest rate worries and mortgage cuts offered by banks should help support sentiment for the sector.

Mark Zuckerberg

Banks and lenders just need to be more responsible about whom they give credit cards to.

Banks and brokerages are leading the market higher.

Bankruptcy is not the end of the world. US Airways is in bankruptcy, and they fly every day.

Bankruptcy is in the minds of the media.

Bankruptcy is becoming less of a risk, due not only to the rising fare environment but also to the likelihood that we are going to see some type of wage or productivity concessions.

Bankruptcy gets you a number of tools you can use to improve your financial situation, ... We don't think there are any more tools we can use.

Bankruptcy costs are expensive and necessary. That's something we said from the beginning.

Bankruptcy aside, we're always looking to get more out of the space we own and lease. With respect to the bankruptcy, it's premature to say what changes it might entail with respect to our real-estate portfolio.

Bankrupt companies are entitled to due process. But they can't use bankruptcy to skirt the process by which they're held accountable to regulatory bodies, particularly when there might be criminal conduct involved.

Bank results have been in line with expectations. But the talk is more the rebound in the oil prices and the pick up in the resource stocks as the quarterly earnings come out.

Bank regulators understand that investor confidence is very important.

Bank One's interest in improving conditions for the residents on the east side of Detroit has lead them to donate their former bank building, ... Without their dedication to the community, this opportunity could not have presented itself. This building will not only enhance the current operations of U-SNAP-BAC, but it will be a place where residents use community resources in the heart of their neighborhood. There is no greater place to do this than this beautifully renovated facility.

Bank One is selling at a discount to the market and provides a modest current yield. And frankly, it's got the capacity to grow, with earnings growth of 13 percent a year over the next number of years. So it's one that we think, certainly for value-conscious investors, makes a lot of sense.

Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank. That injected confidence into the market.

Bank of China is a long-term customer of NCR. We are excited to see the bank move forward in its deposit-automation strategy by further migrating deposit transactions from the teller counter to the self-service channel.

Bank mergers take away competitors and create bigger banks. The studies that we have done show that bigger banks have bigger fees.

Bank mergers are probably not high on the list of priorities of the new government.

Banking was never free because consumers were not getting a market rate on their savings and were paying a lot more for loans.

E. P. Thompson

Banking today is all about convenience, so it's really important when you make branches to put them in spots where they're convenient to people.

Banking sector is a good defensive bet at current levels.

Banking has been the driving force in mergers and acquisitions this year. With over $1 trillion in all U.S. deals, about $250 billion have been in the banking sector.

Thomas Jefferson

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.