Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brian Johnson

Banks are sacrificing margins to win volume. At some point, interest rates will move up and loan losses will rise because banks are under-pricing risk.

Banks are probably going to bypass some good loans this year.

Banks are part of the community. They understand the needs of consumers, and they deal in good faith, promoting goodwill.

Banks are now recognized as providers of financial services.

Banks are in now in a dilemma, so most dare not drop the rate due to the fierce competition.

Banks are increasingly monitoring profitability. If you have borrowed a lot of money or have tens of thousands of dollars in a money market account, they won't want to lose you.

Bad-loan disposal is the single most important task for banks at the moment. Apparently, the market is sending a cheer to Asahi's efforts.

Thomas Johnson

As long as people have money they are always going to try to do inappropriate things with it. The real question is how banks and government authorities deal with that and whether their safeguards really work.

As of today these banks will be treated like any other firm with whom I conduct business,

We got a quality quarterback in Brad Banks and two guys who can make a significant, immediate impact on the offensive line.

We found through the years that even though the names of banks may change, if you have the same people in those offices, serving the customers and doing a great job, the customers will be happy. And we think being a part of Capital One will make our service even better.

We have 30 other sponsors, mostly auto-related businesses in Benton and West City, but we also receive support from banks and insurance companies.

We cannot supply milk for every child in Canada who might need it. So we would be thrilled to have other banks joining us in Canada.

We just do not see this economic recovery. Last month was yet another record unemployment level, and land prices continue to fall - and land is the collateral that banks use.

It wouldn't be a surprise if one of the smaller UK banks got bought, but Northern Rock have always had a disciplined organic growth investment model of their own, so it would be something new for them.

I use Sand Hill as an insurance policy. Unregulated means speed. Speed is 90 percent of the game for Sand Hill. Most banks just move slow.

The wind is at their back in many of their businesses. We're seeing out of the investment banks good capital markets business.

The sale of securities products by banks is being reshaped as we speak in Washington, however in all instances the states want to insure that individual investors are protected,

You have two clean-up guys who have both sold and purchased banks and have done very well for their shareholders.

What unnerved the market the most and will continue to keep moving it was Greenspan's comments about the treasury market, ... The comments basically took a lot of financial stocks off guard, all the banks and brokers. That paired with PPI created a bit of a panic.

John Roberts

What got the market going was the talk about the Californian utilities and banks being in trouble, and then the equity market rolled over and started trading pretty crummy.

What banks have essentially done is put ATMs in people's living rooms. The security is only as good as that of the home computer.

There's some concern expansion in real estate loans may be curtailed by higher rates. There's a high correlation between banks and real estate stocks.

There's just dozens and dozens of banks competing in the market.

There's obviously been a variety of issues swirling around the banks and the big broker dealers, and this is yet one more straw.

The tough part going into this weekend is the expected high winds and rough water. Humphrey Head kicked out some fish, and exposed banks like Middle, Coyote, Hein and Eastern should be good once the water calms down.

The trend follows the banks - the freer the bank is with money, the more people borrow. That can get people in trouble real fast. I think we're going to find out here soon if that's going to happen where we live.

When a guy banks in a 3, that's a huge momentum swing. I think we knew things weren't going to go our way at that point.

We wonder how you stop the next project. I know when you have the size of banks involved that are doing this, it does set a precedent and who knows where it will lead?

The large U.S. investment banks are tremendously strong because they have the strongest capital market of the world as their home territory,

The Korean banks' intrinsic value has improved since the crisis, but still substantially below the global average. More needs to be done, and one way is to have strong foreign banks have a stronger controlling presence because it changes the whole competitive dynamics.

The larger banks are seeing a lot of market share in this area, but the larger credit unions and the ones being run by ex-bankers are setting up arrangements where a non-member can finance a car right at the dealership just by signing up to be a member.

Stephen Lewis

The large German banks now seem to be more interested in competing with Anglo-Saxon banks in international markets than in nurturing their long-standing domestic lending business.