"I wouldn't apply it to community banks."
"There is a lot that the banking regulators can do on their own."
"I am very concerned about inequality in income and wealth."
"When some groups do disproportionately well and others seem to be lagging behind, there is a sense of its being a very unfair system."
"We are not usurping the laws. We are making sure that companies operate in a safe and sound fashion and that their boards of directors--"
"Congress has passed laws that place obligations on us to supervise these financial institutions."
"Loans, core loans, and C&I lending has certainly increased at a solid pace in recent years."
"The National Federation of Independent Business's most recent survey shows that only 4 percent of business owners regard themselves as not having all of the loans available to them that they would ide..."
"I think that involves very detailed intervention in monetary policymaking that compromises independence."
"I certainly do agree with the core principles."
"I believe it is important to provide that education, and I try to do so in my testimony, and press conferences, and our minutes, and our monetary policy report."
"I think that bringing GAO into routine real-time reviews of our policy decisions simply compromises the independence of monetary policy."