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On why the CFPB's fine of American Express should scare bankers:

"What part of the CFPB should NOT scare bankers? It's a bureaucracy run amok, with no accountability."

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Pictured: CFPB Director Richard Cordray

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On the CFPB's enforcement action against Amex:

"Hurray for the CFPB. Having an organization that forces compliance with laws and fair play … will force the bad actors to straighten up."

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On two former Wamu executives eyeing a return to mortgage lending:

"If you could rob a convenience store of $1,000 and, when you were caught, get away with an apology and paying $100, would you do it again?"

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On one of John Allison's suggested cures for the banking industry:

"Eliminating the FDIC is a terrible idea."

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Pictured: Martin Gruenberg, acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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On San Diego's 'Responsible Banking' law:

"There is a difference between responsible regulation and zealous overreach."

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On whom the FSOC should deem systemically important:

"They should target the bank regulators."

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Pictured: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

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On the effectiveness of the FSOC:

"The FSOC was created to perpetuate the political myth that 'nobody could see the financial crisis coming.'"

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On merchant opposition to the proposed Visa/MasterCard swipe fee settlement:

"Do retailers really believe cash is less expensive to accept than cards? Go figure."

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On a solution to banks' growing cybersecurity woes:

"Maybe the [board of directors] could see its way clear to drop all senior executive bonuses in each year where their systems are hacked. Security issues would get priority really fast."

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On the use of spreadsheets to track trades:

"No wonder there's fraud. Why not incorporate 'notes from mom' as well into the accounting process!"

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On whether Dodd-Frank promotes or eliminates 'Too Big to Fail':

"There may not be statutory language that adopts it as a national policy, but … TBTF is alive and well in the U.S."

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Pictured: House Representative Barney Frank and Chris Dodd

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On New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's mortgage task force:

"Will the NY AG also be going after Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, and other legislators that received sweetheart loans, plus the regulators that forced banks (CRA) to make non-creditworthy loans?"

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On how Comptroller Thomas Curry could better defend the OCC's existence:

"He can … change the agency's philosophy, stop acting like a bank trade association and begin acting like a bank regulator."

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On former FDIC chairman Sheila Bair's book:

"What was once 'rumored' as 'tension' between Bair and Geithner during the crisis is now clearly settled. There was no tension but rather disdain and a lack of trust between the two."

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