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What is the system? It revolves around the banks, the system is built on the power of the banks, so it can be destroyed through the banks.

~Eric Cantona

Topics: Around Banks Built Destroyed Power Revolves System Through

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When a bank calls in a loan, it obviously hurts the customer in question. But it also adversely affects other banks that have lent to this borrower. They are now less likely to be repaid and so can't as readily lend to their own customers.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Affects Also Bank Banks Borrower Calls Customer Customers Hurts Lend Lent Less Likely Loan Now Obviously Other Own Question Readily

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If banks anticipate government will come to the rescue should the credit market go badly awry, they may make loans that would otherwise be imprudent, e.g. subprime loans with little prospect of repayment.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Anticipate Badly Banks Come Credit Go Government Little Loans Make Market May Otherwise Prospect Rescue Should Will Would

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A contingent bailout policy - implicit or explicit - must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense.

~Eric Maskin

Topics: Bailout Ban Banks Cannot Contingent Coupled Customers Example Explicit For Example Implicit Lending Make Might Must Policy Regulation Sense Some Well

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New Yorkers have been fortunate to have Andrew Cuomo as our Attorney General - protecting working New Yorkers against the banks, insurance companies and big corporations.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Against Andrew Attorney Attorney General Banks Been Big Companies Corporations Fortunate General Insurance Insurance Companies New New Yorkers Our Protecting Working

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I'm much more confident with crypto than with banks or fiat currency because I can actually control it, and the money supply is transparent, stated up front. It makes online shopping a lot easier and a lot safer.

~Erik Voorhees

Topics: Actually Banks Because Confident Control Crypto Currency Easier Fiat Front Lot Makes Money More Much Online Safer Shopping Stated Supply Than Transparent Up I Can

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The white spruce forest along the banks is most inspiring, magnificent here. Down the terraced slopes and right to the water's edge on the alluvial soil it stands in ranks.

~Ernest Thompson Seton

Topics: Along Banks Down Edge Forest Here Inspiring Magnificent Most Ranks Right Soil Stands Water White

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It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Bank Banks Borrow Borrowing Capital Cushion Effect Effectiveness Lend Lending Much No Wonder Operations Potential Profitable Reducing Relation Scale Tempting Too Too Much Up Wonder

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The U.S. must differentiate between controversial assertions of power, like those in the South China Sea, and fair reflections of China's growing contribution to the world, such as the new banks.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: Banks Between China Contribution Controversial Differentiate Fair Growing Like Must New Power Reflections Sea South Those World

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In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor unions and robust banks and companies.

~Felix Rohatyn

Topics: Avoided Bankruptcy Banks Because Believed Both City Companies Hugh Labor Leaders Like New New York New York City Political Political Leaders Robust Strong Unions Wise York 1970S

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