Top 5 Quotes by Martin Mayer

This is the twilight of the banks. It would be a more cheerful spectacle if we could envision the dawn of the institutions that will replace them

This is the twilight of the banks. It would be a more cheerful spectacle if we could envision the dawn of the institutions that will replace them

Martin Mayer

Twilight, Cheerful, Would Be

Martin Mayer (1985). “The money bazaars: understanding the banking revolution around us”, Signet

Except for the con men borrowing money they shouldn't get and the widows who have to visit with the handsome young men in the trust department, no sane person ever enjoyed visiting a bank.

Martin Mayer

Men, Widows, Handsome

Martin Mayer (1985). “The money bazaars: understanding the banking revolution around us”, Signet

Deposit insurance has proved to be the crack cocaine of American finance.

Martin Mayer

Cracks, Banking, Finance

Martin Mayer (1990). “The Greatest-Ever Bank Robbery: The Collapse of the Savings and Loan Industry”, Scribner Book Company

Like sex drives, card tricks, and the weather, computers tend to be discussed in terms of results rather than processes, which makes them rather scary.

Martin Mayer

Sex, Weather, Scary

Martin Mayer (1968). “All You Know is Facts”