Top 40 Steve Mnuchin Quotes

I wouldn’t in any way say I distanced myself from Wall Street.

The biggest issue I have with the CFPB is that I don’t believe that they should be funded out of profits from the Federal Reserve.

In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine.

I think the United States is the greatest country in the world to invest in.

Look, there is no question the Hollywood crowd predominantly supports Democrats. But within Los Angeles, there’s a big community, and there’s a large community of support for the Republican party and Republican candidates.

The number one problem with Dodd-Frank is it’s way too complicated, and it cuts back lending, so we want to strip back parts of Dodd-Frank that prevent banks from lending, and that will be the number one priority on the regulatory side.

We’ve been in the business of regional banking, and we understand what it is to make loans, and that’s the engine of growth to small and medium sized business.

The administration will look at Glass-Steagall and what I referred to as the 21st-century Glass-Steagall as part of regulatory reform.

I’ve had several different careers.

I will maintain the position that, long-term, a strong and dependable dollar is in the best interests of the United States while recognizing that, at times over the long-term, that may not be the case.

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

One of the big problems we had during the financial crisis was the intermingling of banks and holding companies and complex securities.

I don’t support going back to Glass-Steagall as is.

The strength of the dollar has historically been tied to the strength of the U.S. economy and the faith that investors have in doing business in America.

From time to time, an excessively strong dollar may have negative short-term implications on the economy.

A stronger dollar increases U.S. dollar purchasing power.

I did not use a Cayman Island entity to avoid paying taxes for myself.

There’s very widespread grassroots support for Donald Trump, one that Republicans have not seen before.

Trump has a pro-economic-growth tax plan, and we are sensitive to the cost of that plan.

I have given to Democrats in the past. I’ve always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

We’re really going to be focused on economic growth and creating jobs, and that’s really going to be a priority.

We’re going to cut corporate taxes, which will bring huge amounts of jobs back to the United States.

If you look at Apple… They are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in cash, and they go out and borrow money against their overseas bank accounts. This makes no sense.

We gotta get Fannie and Freddie out of government ownership. It makes no sense that these are owned by the government and have been controlled by the government for as long as they have.

I’ve always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.

Proprietary trading does not belong in banks with FDIC insurance.

I would deal with President Trump’s business no different than I would deal with any other business that comes before the committee.

The unemployment rate is not real.

Any reductions we have in upper-income taxes will be offset by less deductions so that there will be no absolute tax cut for the upper class.

I’ve been focused on the West Coast economy and being a banker and lending in these markets.

Any time I hear ‘border adjustment,’ I don’t love it. Because usually it means we’re going to get adjusted into a bad deal.

Our most important priority is sustained economic growth, and I think we can absolutely get to sustained 3% to 4% GDP, and that is absolutely critical for the country.

There is no question: the Hollywood crowd predominantly supports Democrats.

We were the first bank to start a loan modification at IndyMac and had a very good record of working with the regulators.

I support the Volcker rule, but there needs to be proper definitions around the Volcker rule so that banks can understand exactly what they can do and what they can’t do, and that they can provide the necessary function of liquidity in customer markets.

The way to reduce the debt is by economic growth.

We want to cut the corporate taxes, which will bring back growth.

We shouldn’t be encouraging people to set up Cayman Island funds.

We are going to have an integrated plan and work closely between commerce and treasury to make sure that we drive growth in this country. Our number one priority is sustained 3-4% GDP.

I earnestly feel terrible for any mistakes at the bank.