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The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.

The reform of state industry, and most directly related to that, the banking sector, is enormously daunting.

I represent Staten Island and Brooklyn, and not just that the financial services industry is important to the U.S., but is disproportionately important to New York City.

You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the government, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the FDIC, etc. All of those agencies have a major role to play there.

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who want to invest their savings for a good return with companies who want to borrow on best terms for expansion.

One of the key things that we did at Bank of North Dakota that I worked to try to do with our state economic development is make sure we are customer-service oriented.

The financial sector is vital to the economy. A well-functioning financial sector promotes job creation, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.

People who work in financial services don't have one shred of concern about the well-being of the people they serve. They're only interested in themselves.

What's good for the financial industry probably isn't good for you.

I happen to know a bit about banking.