One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.

Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now, as we work off some of the past excesses. But the American people can remain confident in the soundness and the resilience of our financial system.

I believe that the root cause of every financial crisis, the root cause, is flawed government policies

There's always light at the end of the tunnel, right? It just depends on how long the tunnel is.

I've always said, 'I don't want to be irrelevant.'

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.