We need a president that's going to be focused on growth.
— Steve Mnuchin
Our first priority is to cut taxes.
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.
The administration will look at Glass-Steagall and what I referred to as the 21st-century Glass-Steagall as part of regulatory reform.
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.
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.
We unfortunately did foreclose on certain people in the military.
I felt great empathy for the thousands of Americans who lost their home because of a system that failed them.
There's very widespread grassroots support for Donald Trump, one that Republicans have not seen before.
I ran a 'loan modification machine.'
I've been focused on the West Coast economy and being a banker and lending in these markets.
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.
My No. 1 priority is growth in the economy. Tax reform will be our first and most important part of that.
Separating out banks and investment banks right now under Glass-Steagall would have very big implications to the liquidity and the capital markets and banks being able to perform necessary lending.
The U.S. currency has been the most attractive currency to be in for very, very long periods of time.
The number one priority is going to be make sure that banks lend.
I used to have a pseudonym for Twitter, and I'm trying to get my check to verify me.
We want to cut the corporate taxes, which will bring back growth.
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.
We want to make sure that tax reform doesn't increase the size of the deficit.
I've had several different careers.
I wish the company and its associates all the best as Sears Holdings continues on its transformation.
I earnestly feel terrible for any mistakes at the bank.
Trump has a pro-economic-growth tax plan, and we are sensitive to the cost of that plan.
I will use my expertise in technology to bring the IRS up to date.
The IMF and other multilateral institutions do not appear to have prevented nations from manipulating the value of their own currencies.
I have very good friends on Wall Street.
I have given to Democrats in the past. I've always believed in supporting the best candidate at the time.
Taxes are way too complicated, and people spend way too much time worrying about ways to get them lower.
We shouldn't be encouraging people to set up Cayman Island funds.
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 unemployment rate is not real.
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.
Let me tell you, one of the most proud aspects of my career was buying Indymac during the financial crisis.
We want to see huge growth in this economy in small- and medium-sized businesses.
One of the big problems we had during the financial crisis was the intermingling of banks and holding companies and complex securities.
We should address the issues for nonprofits and pensions and why they need to invest in these offshore funds.
The way to reduce the debt is by economic growth.
I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardship in order to make a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth.
As treasury secretary, I don't see it as my role commenting on the dollar in short-term movements.
I firmly believe that the U.S. has to honor its debt.
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.
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.
I wouldn't in any way say I distanced myself from Wall Street.
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.
In the press, it has been said that I ran a foreclosure machine.
I did not use a Cayman Island entity to avoid paying taxes for myself.
I don't support going back to Glass-Steagall as is.
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.
