"Even the rules that have yet to be promulgated create an even greater uncertainty in the environment."
"Have you talked to the President about further reforms?"
"Just recently this month the President was speaking and he said, 'Right now, if you are one of the big banks, profit center is the trading desk... That is going to require some further reforms.'"
"I think you would agree that the fewer systemically important financial institutions that we have, the better off we are."
"I think we should allow for some opportunity for self-correction."
"It has led to abbreviated retirements and return to the workforce."
"I want to make sure that we are adequately representing this industry, this insurance industry, especially with regard to international capital standards."
"It is created by Congressional empowerment; it should have Congressional oversight, period."
"Ultimately, if there is any excess in the Fed, that money has to go back to the Treasury."
"But there should be oversight."
"everyone involved in designing and implementing monetary policy and financial regulation should ultimately be accountable, at least indirectly, to the electorate."