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On Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo's call for a size cap on big banks:

"The government should never be involved in telling a company how large they can become. That's not their place … Let the marketplace decide."

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On Tarullo's call for a size cap on big banks:

"It would have been far better had his 'Eureka moment' occurred prior to his drafting thousands of pages of undecipherable rules for the banks."

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On the case for reinstating Glass-Steagall:

"Anyone want to insure my trip to Vegas? I think not."

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On FDIC board member Thomas Hoenig's plan to break up big banks:

"There is simply no other way to effectively deal with TBTF, assuming we truly want to end it."

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On whether 'Back to Basics' is the right answer to Basel III:

"Any measure used for control purposes loses its effectiveness over time. Essentially the regulated learn how to game the system."

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On Tarp banks being at risk under Basel III:

"We are all at risk under Basel III."

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On Sen. Mike Crapo becoming banking panel's top Republican:

"Crapo is an avatar for the so-called community banks, which have serious challenges of their own under new capital rules."

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On the need for professional standards for bankers:

"Can you name a 'duty of care' required by a bank person in a branch? Answer is 'Caveat Emptor.'"

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On the need for professional standards for bankers:

"Most of the banks failed not because of professional incompetence, but because of non-adherence to established ethical standards that should govern the conduct of business transactions."

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On giving customers what they want:

"I salute the bank loan officers with the ability to say 'no' when it is needed … It is no different than a doctor reminding us to stop obesity or smoking."

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On giving customers what they want:

"Wal-Mart and other non-banks listen and consumers are looking outside the traditional bank for that reason."

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On Walmart and Amex's Bluebird card:

"By any other name, this functionally is a checking account, and should be regulated as such."

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On the FHFA's vision for a new mortgage securitization platform:

"We all will need to get real about the price of mortgage capital."

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On qualified mortgages coming up during the first presidential debate:

"When mortgage underwriting requirements become a topic in presidential debates, that's strong evidence that the market is highly politicized. This isn't progress!"

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On the CFPB's enforcement actions:

"If you want to play banker, you have to play by the rules."

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