Quotes by Matthew Lee

“Its a serious problem. Its really irresponsible for companies not to report the data.”

“Its a practice that clearly injures people. This is a vulnerable population that I think believes if they pay back these loans theyre getting somewhere. This is a predatory practice. You really are confining someone.”

“Its a bad deal for community lending. Weve looked at Sovereigns existing lending in the market - from Philadelphia to Boston - and we found that in all of the markets weve looked at they disproportionately deny credit to people of color, African Americans and Latinos. Where credit is granted, they are much more likely to impose higher costs on people of color.”

“You make more money gouging -- thats the problem. For strictly economic reasons, even with guidance and speeches by regulators, theyre still not going to do it.”

“This is a place to escape. Youre escaping the everyday rigors of life.”

“Weve never done it before. Now, we have the chance.”

“Home playoff games are a lot of fun with the big crowds. Now, weve just got to make sure we keep playing the way we need to play, make sure we stay on track.”

“The time has come to look at whether New York banking has become anti-competitive. A merger of this size is something that low-income neighborhoods cannot afford. Weve had more than enough.”

“We worked real hard tonight. We got back when we needed to and helped out on defense, then we generated the attack and got the ball to the forwards.”

“Its a good feeling because you know you have the momentum. It gets everybody fired up, and you feel like youve got a good shot to go on and play well from there.”