“From what I have said it may easily be seen that a few schemers could abuse the privilege the system gives them. In fact, some of them could so arrange it that their representatives could have large deposits evidenced upon the books of the bank in their control and
citizens south bank as well never have deposited any money, but
emirates nbd bank and merely covered the deposits by the class of notes before referred to. Those deposits, under a guarantee system, would be protected unless the fraud could be established. That cannot often be proven, regardless of the fact that it exists.
“If there is to be a guarantee of bank deposits, the guarantee of the deposits of any one person in any one bank should be limited. Under no condition would I be in favor of a guarantee of deposits of the hundreds of thousands and
citizens south bank as well millions of dollars that are owned by single individuals.
“But even the guarantee of the smaller deposits would have its dangers, for those with large deposits, if they became frightened, might make a run for the excess and
gmac bank locations as well defeat the very objects of the law. Such a law, again, would, from
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“The above are, I believe, sufficient reasons to prove that it is unwise for the Government to guarantee bank deposits. Nevertheless, I might vote for such a system if the people generally demanded it, because
citizens south bank and my office is one of representation rather than one in which I can act entirely from
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“Let us suppose, for instance, that on October last (1907) instead of a lack of confidence in the bankers, the people should have had so much confidence in them that they had deposited in the banks, and
citizens south bank as well with the trust companies, the most of the $1,666,000,000 that was then
corus bank cd rates in general circulation outside of the banks. What would have happened ? The banks would have made loans to anyone from
citizens south bank and whom they thought they had a fair chance of getting it back. You would now (1908) see such a boom and
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citizens south bank has never been known in the history of the world. That might have continued for two, three or
coatesville savings bank and four years. What do you suppose the gambling contingent would be doing during that time ? Everybody knows. Will somebody answer where a guarantee of bank deposits would land us under such conditions when the crash actually did come ?
“The people require a system that will make their capital available in order that they may develop the natural physical resources of the country. Everybody desires to encourage enterprise. I have noticed that when there is active enterprise, there is also
citizens south bank and a tendency to bull the markets, and
citibank federal savings bank as well the mark is constantly being overshot, because
citizens south bank and the country is honeycombed with speculators possessing the gambling instinct. Setbacks are the economic penalty and
citizens bank park philadelphia as well there is not the least possibility, even with a guarantee of bank deposits, of averting them under our present plan of finances.”
“We must not forget that our confidence is the stock in trade and
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citizens south bank as well falling markets. The bulls catch us when prices go up and
compass bank denver co as well the bears when they go down. A satisfactory remedy for panics cannot be gained by creating confidence unless we can eliminate the professional speculators. In other words, we need confidence in legitimate enterprise and
citizens south bank as well distrust in predators speculation. We plain people must not repose too much confidence in the speculator class of people and
dsb bank suriname as well thereby permit them to work the confidence game on us to our own ruin. The more confidence we have in our present system, the more we shall lose in the end.
“I have another reason for doubting the advisability of the guarantee of bank deposits. Under the present loose system of examining banks, the doors are left open for easy trickery, which makes it possible for sharpers to rob the people. Let me illustrate : Under our present system it is possible for ten men to combine and
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citibank federal savings bank they are received. No one can prevent this condition, except the bank examiners. I have seen
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citizens south bank as well finish his examination the same day. During that time he had covered a business of several hundred thousands of dollars, without learning the value of the bills receivable. I have seen this happen again and
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