Tag: banks

Too Connected to Fail

Citigroup finances ‘weapons of war’ while refusing banking services to firearms industry [More]

And now, the rest of the story:

Now it can be told: The bank that exposed the federal government to the greatest potential loss during the government bailout was Citigroup, which received a grand total of $476.2 billion in cash and guarantees…

You’d think NSSF would have found that worth mentioning.

Who thinks Uniparty politicans at the trough will be receptive to gun owning taxpayers saying “No more”?

Guilt by Association

Treasury confirms terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump,’ Kamala,’ ‘Biden’ used in private bank transaction searches – A letter sent from the Treasury to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also confirms the searches push began under the Trump administration [More]

I’m wondering why I can still pass thought TSA and Secret Service checkpoints, and think I need to up my “Hate” game more…

[Via Antigone]

First They Came for the…

Faith leaders and religious liberty advocates are up in arms over news the federal government encouraged banks and other financial institutions to search customers’ private accounts using the search term “religious texts.” [More]

So now they’re all upset because it’s their ox getting gored?

Hey, you never know when Merrick and Chris might neeed to ID some extremists.

Funny, they were quiet when they came for MAGA supporters and for gun owners…

Starting to feel like useful idiots yet, “faith community“…?

Probably not, because that would require them not being idiots.

[Via Michael G]

Where Credit is Due

GUCU is not barring members from purchasing firearms. GUCU members may use their debit cards for these purposes. The GUCU User Agreement described in this article is for use with their person-to-person payment service, which is operated through a third-party provider and allows for transactions using a phone or email. The terms described are required by the third-party providers. The person-to-person services are not mandatory, but when members opt in, the terms apply. [More]

We’ve known about @$$hole payment processors for some time… I’m wondering what’s different…

[Via Jess]

Pincer Movement

In Chicago and other cities, gunmen have been forcing people to unlock their phones with their pass codes or technology that recognizes thumbprints and faces, according to police. Once in, the robbers drain victims’ bank accounts. The payoff is often $1,000 or more — a lot more than criminals typically score by just stealing a wallet. [More]

While Democrats focus on enabling banks to disarm you.

Hey, how hard would it be to fake an app that looks like a bank icon and acts like you’re doing a transaction but actually works behind the facade to install a backdoor into the receiving account, and as a 911 call…?

[Via bondmen]

As Rome Burns

A male Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. supervisor in San Francisco invited employees to a strip club. A supervisor in Denver had sex with his employee, told other employees about it and pressed her to drink whiskey during work. Senior bank examiners texted female employees photos of their penises. All of the men remained employed at the agency. [More]

And when the house of cards collapses and burns, ordinary lives throughout the land are ruined, and the elites get richer, how many of the derelict guards who let it happen on their watch while they ignored their duties and reveled in self-serving corruption will be called to account?

And why is the insider, whose desk the buck supposedly stops at, not even mentioned? What color is his parachute?

At least any bank left standing will still have Merchant Category Codes…

Tales of Wells Fargo

Gun Manufacturer Ruger Alleges Discrimination from Wells Fargo in Letter to Texas Lawmakers – The gun company is asking state lawmakers to investigate why the Texas Attorney General’s Office concluded the banking giant didn’t discriminate against them. [More]

Why didn’t Tucker ask Ken Paxton about that?

It’s not the first time I’ve scratched my head.

Ol’ Wells Fargo sure has changed…

And Ruger knows a thing or two about discriminating.

[Via Jess]

When Mini-Tyrants Rage

A coalition of 14 attorneys general condemned payment networks majors including Visa Inc, American Express Co and Mastercard Inc for pausing work on a merchant code to help detect suspicious gun sales in the United States. [More]

That tells me everything I need to know.

Why is Reuters calling state attorneys general “U.S. attorneys general”?

[Via Jess]

Related UPDATE

Senators Menendez, Warren urge regulators to support new gun sale code [More]

And that tells me everything I need to know, too.

[Via Steve T]

Naturally, It’s Trump’s Fault

SVB Failure Sparks Blame Game Over Trump-Era Regulatory Rule [More]

Yeah, more central government control, that’s always the answer, because they do so well at everything else. Plus it’s in the Constitution somewhere, isn’t it?

The less someone’s actions are regulated, the more they bear responsibility for them. It’s like a law of nature or something. Meanwhile, the major banks think it’s good business to collude on policies that alienate tens of millions of Second Amendment-believing gun owners.