J. Mark McWatters

"NCUA should not treat members of the credit union community as Victorian-era children speak when you're spoken to and otherwise mind your manners and go off with your nanny."

Board member for the National Credit Union Administration, arguing that the regulator should solicit public input on its budget in the interest of transparency and accountability

Paul Magnuson

"Although the settlement may not 'pass the smell test,' as the saying goes, it is not serious misconduct."

U.S. District Court judge, ruling against a group of banks and credit unions that tried to block Target's $19 million settlement with MasterCard for losses related to the retailer's data breach

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'You Are Just Irresponsible': Choice Quotes

Richard Davis

"It's like a teenager with bad pimples and bad hair. In a couple of years they will be really attractive."

Gerald Lipkin

"We don't act like we're a bunch of big city slickers that will teach them how to do banking."

Denise Cote

"The magnitude of falsity, conservatively measured, is enormous."

Jamie Dimon

"If you do that, you are just irresponsible, I'm sorry. And you probably aren't a very good investor either."

Marshall Martin

"The tricky part of dealing with regulators is that you have to educate them."

J. Mark McWatters

"NCUA should not treat members of the credit union community as Victorian-era children speak when you're spoken to and otherwise mind your manners and go off with your nanny."

Paul Magnuson

"Although the settlement may not 'pass the smell test,' as the saying goes, it is not serious misconduct."

Rick Petersen

"Being able to pick up the phone and not be pushing a bunch of numbers in different languages is a big deal to me."

'You Are Just Irresponsible': Choice Quotes

Richard Davis

"It's like a teenager with bad pimples and bad hair. In a couple of years they will be really attractive."

Gerald Lipkin

"We don't act like we're a bunch of big city slickers that will teach them how to do banking."

Denise Cote

"The magnitude of falsity, conservatively measured, is enormous."

Jamie Dimon

"If you do that, you are just irresponsible, I'm sorry. And you probably aren't a very good investor either."

Marshall Martin

"The tricky part of dealing with regulators is that you have to educate them."

J. Mark McWatters

"NCUA should not treat members of the credit union community as Victorian-era children  speak when you're spoken to and otherwise mind your manners and go off with your nanny."

Paul Magnuson

"Although the settlement may not 'pass the smell test,' as the saying goes, it is not serious misconduct."

Rick Petersen

"Being able to pick up the phone and not be pushing a bunch of numbers in different languages is a big deal to me."

"NCUA should not treat members of the credit union community as Victorian-era children speak when you're spoken to and otherwise mind your manners and go off with your nanny."