I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers. Henry Paulson brotherconsiderlehman Change image and share on social
Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure. Henry Paulson benefitestimateforeclosure Change image and share on social
My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy. Henry Paulson complementfederalidentify share on social
In just about every area of society, there's nothing more important than ethics. Henry Paulson areaethicimportant Change image and share on social
Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution. Henry Paulson architecturefailfinancial Change image and share on social
U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. Henry Paulson americachinaenter Change image and share on social
A Fed loan to Lehman Brothers would not have prevented a bankruptcy. Henry Paulson bankruptcybrotherfeed Change image and share on social
From the beginning of time, we've had financial crises. People always blame the banks and for good reason. When you look for the root causes, they're almost always failed government policies. Henry Paulson bankbeginblame Change image and share on social
The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself. Henry Paulson deficiteconomyfiscal Change image and share on social
As I talk with the Chinese on currency, I encourage them to move much more quickly with opening up their capital markets to competition, because I don't believe the world is going to give them as much time as they would like. Henry Paulson capitalchinesecompetition share on social
