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10/14/24 -- CRA: UMB Bank Application for Heartland Hit on Disparties Now Info Withheld So FOIA Request. Federal Reserve Watch: Expedited Processing on Busey Bank, now what? Bank Beat: Toronto Dominion for Money Laundering Pays $3B First Horizon Denied Why Not Capital One. UN - Global: As UNSG Guterres Bans Press His Bid to Tap Grynspan Successor Trashed by UNCTAD Staff. Enviro: Supreme Court won't hear Montana case. Bronx / Legal: Eric Adams Staffer Bahi Is Arrested for Obstruction and Released on Bond

10/7/24 -- CRA: As First Tech and Digital Credit Unions Seek to Merge Disparate Lending Ignored by NCUA. Federal Reserve Watch: First Busey $1B Bid For CrossFirst Hit by Fair Finance Watch As CRA Exhibits Withheld. Bank Beat: Inner City Press Asks IMF of China Murky Loans Kenya Graft Review and Egypt Timing. UN - Global: After Breach with German FM Russia State Reporter Regains UN Access Through Guterres. Enviro: Lawsuit against Bitcoin mine in Texas. Bronx NYC / Legal: Eric Adams Wants Trial Done By March Now US Attorney Asks No Trial Dates Until CIPA
 
9/30/24 -- CRA: First Busey $1B Bid For CrossFirst Hit by CRA Challenge by Fair Finance Watch on Disparities. Federal Reserve Watch: Expedited FOIA on SouthState but no documents. Bank Beat: After SBF 25 Years Caroline Ellison Asked for No Jail Time Gets 2 Years Minimum Security. UN - Global: In UNGA Circus SG Guterres Late Iran Video After Biden Late and UK Starmer on Sausages. Enviro: COP29 Hypocrisy in Azerbaijan. Bronx / Legal: Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty and Says Will Move to Dismiss on Oct 2 as Keeps Passport

9/23/24 -- CRA: In Battleground Michigan Disparate ChoiceOne Eyes Detroit via State Bank Opaque HELOC. Federal Reserve Watch: SouthState Lending Disparities Triggered CRA Challenge Now after FOIA Withheld Exhibit 18 - how many more mis-classified? Bank Beat: Mashinsky of Celsius Wants 6 Witnesses as US Estimates His Guidelines at 115 Years. UN - Global: UN Corrupt SG Guterres Hit With Staff Petitions on his Cover Ups Inner City Press Third Scoop. Enviro: Houston Fires. Bronx / Legal:  Two Former FDNY Officials Indicted for Bribes and Released on $250,000 Bond

9/16/24 -- CRA: Problems with ConnectOne Merger With First of Long Island Fair Finance Watch Finds. Federal Reserve Watch: Paper tiger on Fieldpoint Private Bank and Trust. Bank Beat: After SBF Got 25 Years Salame Got 90 Months now Grilled if SDNY Assurance about Bond. UN - Global: UN Corrupt SG Guterres Hit With Staff Petition on His Failing Missions Inner City Press Scoops. Enviro: Alabama lawsuit. Bronx / Legal: Man Charged With Sex Abuse At Bronx School Was Freed on $1 Million Bond Now Gets 30 Years

9/9/24 -- CRA: Opposing Capital One Discover Fair Finance Watch Raises Case of Customer Info to Meta. Federal Reserve responds from Chicago, FRBNY still nothing on Porticoes. Bank Beat: As Binance and Iran Sued by Oct 7 Victims in SDNY Now Plaintiff Cite Unsealed Hamas Case. UN - Global: UN Guterres Slobbers on Belt and Road & Xi Concealing His Link to CEFC China Energy.  Enviro: Georgia Riverkeeper lawsuit. Bronx / Legal: Man Arrested After Two Bronx Shooting Found with Vest of Ammo with Trigger Fish Cited

9/2/24 -- CRA: In Battleground Michigan Disparate ChoiceOne Eyes Detroit Area via State Bank But Challenge. Federal Reserve gives that application, but still not Porticoes. Bank Beat: After SBF Got 25 Years Salame Got 90 Months Despite Withdrawn Motion Judge Says Sept 12. UN - Global: After UN Legal Official Talks Terror at Trump Complaint Filed in UN & Sent to Banned Press. Enviro: NJ shore landfill fines. Bronx / Legal: Bronx District Leader Nicole Torres Indicted in SDNY For Selling Poll Worker Jobs

8/26/24 -- CRA: Porticoes "blank check" bank scam extends to Federal Reserve as SouthState seals response. Bank Beat: After SBF Got 25 Years Salame Got 90 Months Then Motion now Michelle Bond Indicted. UN - Global: In Corrupt UN of Guterres Scarcia of UNIDO Named for Waste by Whistleblowers; UN Guterres Bloviates in Samoa amid Corruption on Way to Visit His Paymaster Xi. Enviro: Assessing administration. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Woman Charged with 4 Kilos of Drugs in Car in July Gets Feb 2025 Trial Date in SDNY

8/19/24 -- CRA: Porticoes National (blank check) Bank covered up for by FDIC? Federal Reserve Watch: Only state CRA question to SouthState. Bank Beat: In Suit Against Cairo Amman Bank For Hamas Briefing Due on Supreme Court Twitter Case. UN - Global: UN Guterres Heads on South Pacific Junket as Fig Leaf to Visit His Paymaster Xi Bans Press. Enviro: Maritime rules counterproductive? Bronx / Legal: As NJ Corporation Moves in on South Bronx Building Pro Se Defendant Speaks Up Loudly

8/12/24 -- CRA: SouthState Lending Disparities Triggered CRA Challenge Now Reply Only As To Independent. Federal Reserve still no FOIA responses after closed comment periods. Bank Beat: US Sued Javice For Fooling JP Morgan Chase So She Subpoenaed Chase Now Rulings on Privileges. UN - Global: Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Was Part of UN Corruption Axis Praised by SG Guterres. Enviro: Disparate subway pollution in NYC. Bronx / Legal: For Attempted Robberies of Bronx Chase Bank and Check Cashier Man Plead Guilty NJ Omitted

8/5/24 -- CRA: On Capital One Discover OCC In Nov 2023 Called It Big Project Sirius then Andy Texts - when to Federal Reserve Meet Rich? Bank Beat: SouthState Lending Disparities Trigger CRA Challenge to Independent Merger Application. UN - Global: Sierra Leone Takes Over UNSC No Answers on Gaza or UN Rape Sudan or UNrepaired Mission. Enviro: Protest in NJ. Bronx / Legal: Man Who Drove Getaway Car for Bronx Smoke Shop Robbery Has Suppression Hearing

7/29/24 -- CRA: On Capital One Discover OCC Doubles Down on FOIA Withholding After Predatory Pledge. Federal Reserve Worsens, even on smaller Southern proposed merger. Bank Beat: After SBF Sentenced to 25 Years Now Delay In Getting Funds Back from PACs in DC.  UN - Global: Amid Venezuela Election UN Guterres Prepares Cover Up Report Like for JOH in Honduras. Enviro: Hypocrite SG flies to Paris. Bronx / Legal: As Bronx Drugs and Guns Case Moves to Trial DOJ Mulls Appealing Suppression
 
7/22/24 -- CRA: On Capital One Discover Opposition by Fair Finance Watch with Inner City Press on FOIA, Federal Reserve Too Slow. Bank Beat: Coinbase Presses for Gary Gensler Personal Email Only While SEC Chair Brief Due July 23. UN - Global: UN PGA Post Doled Out to Helga Schmid As Current PGA Adviser Is FM of Fake Country. Enviro: Power plant in Newark . Bronx / Legal: After NYCHA Extortion Take Down Starks Mulls Moving to Dismiss under Snyder Decision

7/15/24 -- CRA: Challenge to Peoples Security Bank FNCB Results in FDIC Fair Lending Condition. Federal Reserve Watch: On Capital One Discover 3 Minutes Each OCC Withholds 185 Pages Inner City Press Appeals - Still Nothing from the Fed. Bank Beat: UMB Bank Application Buy Heartland Hit on Disparties and As Shaky Regional Now Spin on Uninsured Deposits. UN - Global: UN Corrupt SG Guterres Sells Aid Chief Post Piper Promoted after Inner City Press Asked & Big Tony Guterres Gorges on Chicken Kiev and Russian River Valley Wine As Bans Press. Enviro: Marathon Oil is Fined. Bronx / Legal: On Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare Amparo Herrera Pleads Guilty to Lesser Included Offense

7/8/24 -- CRA: On Capital One Discover OCC Withholds 185 Pages Inner City Press Appeals as PA Pol Spins. Federal Reserve Watch: Too late on Silvergate, after work with Moonstone. Bank Beat: Flagstar Bank Is Sued For Discrimination in SDNY On a Basis Not Included in HMDA Data. UN - Global: UN Falls Apart Under Guterres Literally Vienna Agencies Flee Fire Danger in Building C. Enviro: South Carolina pollution case. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Man Arrested with Gun on 161 Street was Brought From Rikers Pleads Asking 18 Months

7/1/24 -- CRA: On Capital One Discover OCC Withholds 185 Pages In Full So Inner City Press Appeals. Federal Reserve Watch: Gov Bowman insists no rubber stamps, thou dost protest too much. Bank Beat: In Menendez Trial FBI Account on M&T Bank Account and Gold in Chase Safety Deposit Box. UN - Global: UNFPA Kanem Lavished Public Funds on Son OIOS Told of Sexual Exploitation No Answer. Enviro: Paris pollution for Olympics. Bronx / Legal: Man Followed from NJ to The Bronx to Sell 8 Pounds of Meth Detained on Consent in SDNY

06/24/24 -- CRA: UMB Bank Application Buy Heartland Now Challenged on Disparties & As Shaky Regional. Federal Reserve Watch: Gov Bowman in Salzberg, can you say crypto? Bank Beat: Stock Fraudster Craig Auringer Freed in SDNY Now Bauer Gets Month to Discuss Disposition. UN - Global: Amid UN Press Freedom Claims Application by Inner City Press to Enter Is 2024 Litmus Test. Enviro: East Palestine impacts 16 states. Bronx / Legal: Guilty Verdict for Murder on Aqueduct Walk in The Bronx Next Ferguson Sentencing Oct 9

6/17/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead But Brags of Access Before July 19 Public Meeting. Federal Reserve Watch: While delaying on FOIA, Fed "reviews" Testimony Request. Bank Beat: In Hwang Trial For Archegos $34B Meltdown Halligan Says Bank of America Witness Too Late. UN - Global: In Corrupt UN of Guterres Refugee Center in Budapest Roiled by Charges against Clements. Enviro: Chicken come home to roost at Citibank. Bronx / Legal: On Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare Herrera Garcia Pled Now No CJA On Saturday Slammed

6/10/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead amid Bought NV Strategist for July 19 Public Meeting. Federal Reserve Watch: Two late letters from FRB-Dallas. Bank Beat: After Allianz Global Investors US Pled Guilty Now Tournant Also Pleads Before Sept Trial. UN - Global: In Corrupt UN of Guterres Staff Tell OIOS of UNFPA Natalia Kanem Abuses Nothing Done. Enviro: Colorado lawsuit. Bronx / Legal: For Ghost Gun and Coke on Bronx El Platform with Anti-Gun Backpack Greene Detained

6/3/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead amid Lame Farm Talk Before July 19 Public Meeting. Federal Reserve Watch: Rare Tier 3 approval - for Ex-Fed Quarles' Numisma. Bank Beat: In SDNY Trial of Hwang For Archegos $34B Meltdown US Insists UBS Salcedo Stay In. UN - Global: UNSC Rubber Stamp Election As UN Fails from Gaza to Ukraine Now Pakistan and Somalia Join; UN Lawyer de Serpa Soares Thumbed Nose at Law in Haiti and Press Freedom Out June 10. Enviro: China causes ocean-warming Blob. Bronx / Legal: After Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare 1 Pleads as Grei Mendez Severed From June 10 Trial

5/27/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead  Pro Merger Lobbying Begins July 19 Public Meeting. Federal Reserve Watch: Stats on bank runs, Signature to SVB. Bank Beat: In SDNY Trial of Hwang For Archegos $34B Meltdown Becker On Lost Sick Days 2+ Weeks. UN - Global: In Corrupt UN of Guterres CCP Spinner of Uighur Genocide Gets UN ILO Bangkok Job. Enviro: Pollution in Nigeria. Bronx / Legal: After Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare Now Grei Mendez Severed From June 10 Trial

5/20/24 -- CRA: Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Structure 7-2 Amid Industry Attacks and Merger Proposals. Federal Reserve Watch: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead July 19 Public Meeting Inner City Press FOIAed Fed. Bank Beat: As Jane Street Sues Millennium Must List Trade Secrets by May 13 Then Discovery to November. UN - Global: UNSG Guterres Covered For Sex Abuse Onana Now To Promote Him While Still Banning Press. Enviro: Defenders of Congestion Pricing Say Plaintiffs Too Late and Environmental Justice Is Not Law. Bronx / Legal: After Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare Now One Defendant Set to Plead Guilty on May 23
 
5/20/24 -- CRA: Supreme Court Upholds CFPB Structure 7-2 Amid Industry Attacks and Merger Proposals. Federal Reserve Watch: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead July 19 Public Meeting Inner City Press FOIAed Fed. Bank Beat: As Jane Street Sues Millennium Must List Trade Secrets by May 13 Then Discovery to November. UN - Global: UNSG Guterres Covered For Sex Abuse Onana Now To Promote Him While Still Banning Press. Enviro: Defenders of Congestion Pricing Say Plaintiffs Too Late and Environmental Justice Is Not Law. Bronx / Legal: After Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare Now One Defendant Set to Plead Guilty on May 235/13/24 -- CRA: Amid Attack on CRA FirstSun HomeStreet Bid Hit on Lending Disparities Now Charter Switch. Federal Reserve Watch: Fed Disappeared CRA Linkbancorp Condition on Approval Now NJ Branches out of CRA. Bank Beat: Republic Bank Failed with Disparate Record FDIC Gave to Fulton Over OZK and Flushing. UN - Global: After UNOPS Corruption Exposed by Inner City Press Vanshelboim UN Appeal June 3 Deadline; After Inner City Press Reports Sierra Leone UN Mission Decay Now Unpaid Lawyers Withdraw. Enviro: Air quality blues. Bronx / Legal: For 2002 Death of Atari Felton in The Bronx Ayala Gets 220 Months After Asked For 60

5/6/24 -- CRA: After Being IDed As Shaky Regional UMB Bank Wants to Buy Heartland But Disparities. Federal Reserve Watch: Gov Bowman says immigrants raise housing prices. Bank Beat: Republic Bank Fails with Disparate Record in PA and NJ Given to Fulton With Narrow CRA. UN - Global: As UN Fails from Gaza to Ukraine and Haiti UNSC Taken Over by Mozambique Bans Press. Enviro: Ash in Lanka. Bronx / Legal: For 2002 Death of Atari Felton in The Bronx Ayala Asks for Five Year Sentence

4/29/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead FRB Extends to May 31 Inner City Press FOIAed Federal Reserve, which delays. Bank Beat: In Trump trial, laxity shown at First Republic - now JPM Chase? UN - Global: In Corrupt UN of Guterres Khare and Pollard Hear Of But Ignore Conflicts of Interest so Press Enviro: 10 most polluted US cities. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Man Charged With Robbing Bodega Had Release Reversed Now Will Not Meet Doctor

4/22/24 -- CRA:Inner City Press tells OCC to comply with FOIA as Federal Reserve extends response on Capital One / Discovery Until After Comment Period. Bank Beat: As Jane Street Sues Millennium Its Request to Seal Courtroom then Request for TRO Denied  UN-Global: UN Corruption in Somalia Detailed by Staff Whistleblower But Guterres Does Nothing. Enviro: TotalEnergies in the spotlight. Bronx / Legal: Felon Detained for Gun in His Bronx Safe Just Wanted to Go Home Now Trial Set for May 13

4/15/24 -- CRA: Lakeland Bank DOJ Deal Left Disparities So Protest Now Federal Reserve Rubber Stamps Provident Merger. Bank Beat: Turkey Halkbank Not Immune 2d Circuit Decided DOJ Wants to Stay and Consolidate Civil Case. UN - Global: UN Corruption UNOPS to Brindisi UNanswered by Fleming Nor Rattray Nor Serpa Soares. Enviro: Constitutional case in New Mexico. Bronx / Legal: After Fentanyl Death in Bronx Daycare New Defendant Amparo Indicted and Detained

4/8/24 -- CRA: Amid Attack on CRA FirstSun HomeStreet Bid Hit on Disparities Now Belated Partial Response. Federal Reserve Watch: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead As Inner City Press FOIAs Fed Barr Talks Basel 3. Bank Beat: On Crypto Inner City Press at IMF Asks of El Salvador Bitcoin Risk Called Key Element Here. UN - Global: Malta Takes Over UNSC For April No Answer on Gaza or Daphne Despite Press Questions. Enviro: Northrup Gruman in NY. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Man Arrested With Gun Was Indicted in SDNY Now Moving to Dismiss Citing Bruen

4/1/24 -- CRA: Prosperity Bank Hit by CRA Challenge to Lone Star Bank now FDIC Condition Reimposed. Federal Reserve not a single document on Capital One / Discover despite "expedite" FOIA. Bank Beat: FinTech Current Accused of Discrimination Is Sued for Firing Mitura as Cancer Docs Sought. UN - Global: After Mali Demanded UN Peacekeepers Leave SG Antonio Guterres Abandons Local Staff Enviro: Plea from San Diego. Bronx / Legal: 10 Charged With Kidnapping Bronx Minor May Get Co Defendant Meeting in SDNY

3/25/24 -- CRA: FDIC Imposes CRA Condition After Mississippi Bank Merger Challenged by Fair Finance Watch. Federal Reserve Watch: Pushing back compliance dates for new CRA reg. Bank Beat: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead amid Stealth Application Inner City Press FOIAs Fed. UN - Global: On Gaza US Double Talk Cynical China and Russia Veto as Guyana Wants UNRWA Funds. Enviro: EJ in Austin, Texas. Bronx / Legal: Among 16 Bronxites Indicted in Valentine Ave Drug Case Marcus Loses Appeal VICAR Cited

3/18/24 -- CRA: NYCB Was Gifted Signature Bank Now Otting Cash as CEO by Mnuchin, Thumbs Nose at CRA as at OneWest. Federal Reserve faux crack down on JPM Chase. Bank Beat: On SBF 40 to 50 Years in Prison Sought by US As He Asks 63 Months Crypto Criminal Book. UN - Global: UN Fails Amid Resignation of Henry of Haiti Where UN Took Cholera Japan UNSC Useless. Enviro: Crack down on trucks in Maine. Bronx / Legal: Among 16 Bronxites Indicted in Valentine Ave Drug Case One Appeals Detention But Loses

3/11/24 -- CRA: NYCB Was Gifted Signature Bank Now Otting Made CEO by Mnuchin Thumbing Nose at CRA. Federal Reserve Watch: Gov Bowman concerned mergers too slow (amid Capital One-Discover) Bank Beat: On Bank Failures Inner City Press Asked IMF about CRE & NYCB in Wake of Signature Bank. UN - Global: New Book on Guilty Verdicts of JOH Honduras Ex President Narco Drama by Inner City Press, Still Asks UN about Guterres Backing up JOH's 2d Stolen Election. Enviro: Pollution in Hanoi. Bronx / Legal: After NYCHA Extortion Take Down Johnson Pleads Guilty 1st for $54000 Inner City Press 1st

3/4/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead as FTC Hits Kroger & Inner City Press FOIA pends at Federal Reserve, in denial on Lakeland discrimination. Bank Beat: NYCB Was Gifted Signature Bank Barney Frank and Cephas on Board Now CEO Out. UN - Global: Japan Takes Over UNSC For March No Answer on Gaza or North Korea Despite Press Questions. Enviro: Illinois distrust. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Man Whose Fentanyl Killed 16 Year Old Sex Worker Pleds Guilty Now Asks for 5 Years

2/26/24 -- CRA: Capital One Should Discover Merger Dead CEO Brags to Zombies Inner City Press FOIAs Federal Reserve - while Fed delays response on Provident / Lakeland. Bank Beat: Amid Attack on CRA FirstSun HomeStreet Bid Hit on Lending Disparities and Data Breach. UN - Global: As UN Guterres Covers Terror Role of UNRWA He Bans Inner City Press Which Exposes It. Enviro: East Chicago Blues. Bronx / Legal: In Bronx Killing of Luiz Vargas US Asked 25 Years on Spencer Gets 10 Years and $12,000

2/19/24 -- CRA: As JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Grab More Money in Affluent Areas Fair Finance Watch Protests. Federal Reserve Watch: A Governor's role in ABA lawsuit against CRA? Bank Beat: Zilberberg Guilty of Bank Fraud After TARP Subpoena Shown Now US Wants 4 Years. UN - Global: Amid Gaza Guterres Partied with China State Media Lowest Turnout as UNCA Blocks Press. Enviro: Bangkok pollution. Bronx / Legal: Bronx Conservatory of Music Sued Bronx School of Music Which Won Now Seeking Fees

2/12/24 -- CRA: ABA of Large Banks Sue CRA Reg on Day FNB Settles on Fair Lending after CRA Protest. Bank Beat: Before FNB Settled on Fair Lending Its Yadkin Merger Was Challenged But Federal Reserve Approved It. UN - Global: As UN Guterres Spins Terror Role of UNRWA Taps Colonna to Cover up as Ian Phillips Lies. Enviro: Nigeria Delta pollution. Bronx / Legal: After NYCHA Extortion Take Down Defendants Freed on $50000 Bond Inner City Press Was 1st

2/5/24 -- CRA: As OCC Proposes to End Automatic Approvals It Withheld under FOIA US Bank Letter it Used. Federal Reserve grants Inner City Press expedited FOIA processing on Provident - but no documents. Bank Beat: NYCB Was Gifted Signature Bank Barney Frank and Cephas on Board Now Down 60%, Rogues. UN - Global: Guyana Takes Over UNSC For February But Ukraine Not Mentioned as Press Banned. Enviro: 10 most polluted cities in Africa. Bronx / Legal: For Burnt Bronx Smoke Shop Man Got SDNY Plea to Pot Possession Now Complete Pardon

1/29/24 -- CRA: Redliner Lakeland gets info hidden by Provident so Federal Reserve FOIA by Inner City Press. Bank Beat: Family of Kansan Who Died After Iraq Captivity Sues HSBC with Secret Iran Witness .UN - Global: As UN of Guterres Admits Staff in Terror Attack of Oct 7 OIOS to Cover Up Spox, Ian Phillips Lies Enviro: Canada oil sands. Bronx / Legal: Immigration Lawyer Freed on Bond On Exploiting Violence Against Woman Act Charge