Here is what the Primary Bank’s game changing Manifesto could state.

Sir, I read with much interest Ben McLannahan’s “Rare US bank launch targets ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ values” May12.

And it came to me that the following could be The Primary Bank’s vey important and game changing Manifesto.

We, in the Home of the Brave, we refuse to hold less equity against those perceived as safe than against those perceived as risky. That discriminates against the fair access to bank credit of those SMEs and start-ups that build the foundations of our economy.

If we are required to hold 8 percent against a loan to a citizen, that is what we will hold if lending to the government, because we, in the Land of the Free, refuse to think of the American citizens as more risky than their government.

That means we will hold more equity than we are required to, and so risk-adjusted returns on equity will be somewhat lower than what other banks can generate.

But, our shareholders, and us the management, we are certain our way will, sooner or later, lead to much higher returns for all.

Reasoned audacity and pure crazy risk-taking is what brought us here and so, no matter how much regulators wants us to become risk-adverse, we refuse to deny our children and grandchildren the risk-taking that is necessary for them to have a good future with plenty of jobs.

God make us daring!

PS. We remit to “The Parable of the Talents” Matthew 25:14-30

@PerKurowski