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Re:Starting a Bank by jobu on Friday August 21, 2009 @11:44AM (#777728)
His head is in the clouds. Although, the idea of starting a bank in the middle of a downturn is not bad. People are saving more money than usual right now (cheap capital), and many businesses are desperate for loans. The trick is to weed out the failing businesses, and loan to the ones strong enough to last the downturn. As always, easier said than done...

If anyone out there is looking for a "nice" bank, you're much better off with a credit union. Credit Unions are by definition customer focused.

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Re:Starting a Bank by Eliezer on Friday August 21, 2009 @04:02PM (#778329)
Actually, I don't think he understands how banks work, period. They loan the money out. That is where the money comes from. How much money a bank makes is about what sort of loans it makes. Guy talks about "keeping the money in a vault" so he has, roughly speaking, no clue whatsoever how banking works.
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Re:Starting a Bank by loltrader on Friday August 21, 2009 @05:34PM (#778526)
He's basically talking out of his ass. The commercial banking model is dead and there's no way he could compete with the likes of BoA.
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