CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the Synapse fintech predicament, people who are owed sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000.

  • @[email protected]
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    442 days ago

    I can’t wait until TRUMP Dismantles the Protections that PREVENT this type of thing from Normally Happening!

    • @[email protected]
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      21 day ago

      Except, if we already had protections to prevent this from happening, then it wouldn’t have happened… Or at least the FDIC would have actually stepped in by now to pay everyone back and track down all the funds themselves.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 day ago

          They are against things like the CFPB but they aren’t getting rid of the FDIC which is the good faith backing of the US banking system. The 1% isn’t so liquid that they wouldn’t lose huge amounts of money with a full scale banking crisis

            • @[email protected]
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              31 day ago

              The FDIC coverage wouldn’t be what they would be worried about. They wouldn’t have their accounts much above FDIC limits.

              My point is that the FDIC serves to prevent a banking crisis that would limit their ability to liquidate their assets and realize their wealth

            • @[email protected]
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              122 hours ago

              It doesn’t only cover 250k. There are different rates of coverage per account type, number of account holders, and bank. You can have millions of dollars covered by FDIC by moving portions of your money around to different accounts and different banks.

      • @[email protected]
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        372 days ago

        The fact that every other article about his incoming administration is talking about their desire to dismantle the federal government, maybe.

      • SolacefromSilence
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        -172 days ago

        People are desperate and Trump is unpredictable. They ‘know’ the Dems aren’t helping them, so Trump might accidentally do it!