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We Invested In The Downturn And We Never Stopped Serving Our Clients.

One Of The Issues With Some Of These Lenders Is Going To Be, Where Will Their Provider Of Credit Be When There's A Crisis? That's Why Some Of These Smarter Services, To Support Their Operations, Are Courting More Permanent Capital. They Want A Source Of Longer-term Funding That Can Survive A Crisis.

I Always Tell People, "there's A Book On Everyone." I Get Some Of That Book Before I Do Anything. If I Want To Deeply Understand Someone's Reputation, I'll Talk To Their Friends, Their Former Bosses, Their Peers, And I'll Learn A Lot About Them. I Want Them To Be Trusted. I Want Them To Be Respected. I Want Them To Give A S - -. Then There Are The Intangibles: Physical And Emotional Stamina, The Ability To Confront Issues. I Can Ask All I Want About Those Things, But I Also Have To See A Lot Of It.

We Represent Companies From Around The World Who Say, "i Want To Look At Japanese Companies. I Want To Invest In Japan."

If The Government Wants To Do Social Policy, It Should Not Be Done In A Quasi-public Company. If You Have A Mortgage Guarantee Company Which Is Done By The U.s. Government, It Should Be Guaranteed By The Originators, I.e., The Shareholder.