A lot of companies outside of financial services are finding out about these things and saying, 'we ought to do that. |
A lot of folks just don't have the income to handle repayment plans, or they'll start out under a plan and a few years down the road, they'll get into some trouble and not be able to complete it as envisioned. |
Banks have been playing around with in-store branching for over 30 years. |
In some ways, it will start to look more like Merrill Lynch, which is very strong from a retail standpoint, and also one of the real leaders in the institutional side of the business. |
It was never needed, ... It was created out of hysteria at the time but there was no real economic justification for it. |
Land rush may be too strong a term, but we're seeing more and more trying to stake out territory outside their branches. |
Most banks haven't had those overseas losses. It would be hard for one bank to push up their rates if no one else is. |
My sense is, whatever happens, there's going to be a court challenge. |
On all fronts, the bill appears to be far from being greased for passage. |
The Federal Reserve system has been very much a lucky passenger in this growth, ... It's the bond market, through the volatility of longer-term interest rates, that is allowing the economy to continue to expand in a relatively stable manner, and with a decreasing rate of inflation. |
There are lots of people itching to have a fight with Wal-Mart. They're a real lightning rod now. |
There is a real logic to [the Morgan-Bank One merger]. The only thing I would wonder about is might a competing bid come in. |