Tom Page on big banks

Emprise Bank president Tom Page is a beacon of humor and information in his industry.

And Page, who’s not shy about dropping a little wit into his remarks, struck again Thursday afternoon.

A questioner at a Martin Pringle forum asked Page about the impact that huge first-quarter profits by national banks would have on community banks in Wichita.

“Profit is an opinion,” Page opined. “Cash is fact.”

Seven words that speak very loudly, I think.

One Comment

  1. Posted April 24, 2009 at 10:33 am | Permalink

    There are many in the accounting trade who use the phrase “cash is king”. There are simply too many recipes for cooking the books out there.