Can a Bank "legally" steal your $$ ??
by Terry 10 Replies latest jw friends
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Terry
DID YOU KNOW?When a BANK fails, it is legal for that lending institution to perform a "bail-in" (rather than a bailout) for itself.The first sign or signal to the depositor is a red flag moment easy to recognize. The ATM is "out of cash".????Has this happened to you at your bank lately??????"Where there is smoke there is fire".YOUR MONEY is considered a LIABILITY by your Bank.(You consider it an asset.)A failing bank is running out of YOUR MONEY deposited in checking and savings accounts.Who wins?The one holding possession of the $$ holds the power.You are allowed to "fail" but the bank has the law on its side if it resorts to the bail-in procedure.If a bank runs out of money your account is a liability that must be eliminated by the BAIL-IN. Do I need to explain how that works?Definition of BAIL-IN:"A bail-in helps a financial institution on the brink of failure by requiring the cancellation of debts owed to creditors and depositors. " Huh? A bank simply cancels for itself what it owes YOU.Just look at the difference between bailout and bail-in:Bailouts help to keep creditors from losses whilebail-ins mandate that creditors take losses.If the bank owes you your money, YOU take the loss - not them.This is in the current law.QUESTION: Have you had any trouble getting money out of an ATM lately?Smell the smoke and avoid the fire.YOUR BANKcan legally stealYOUR money. -
under the radar
Wow! I never knew that. Thanks for the heads up, Terry!
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Smiles
I wish that was just another one of Terry's stories.
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waton
one way to protect your deposits is to have them in government secured accounts. (but with next to no interest returns in those vehicles, you're losing 10% in value per year, due to inflation).
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Terry
As a result of this revelation, I'm not keeping more than a quarter of a million bucks in any of my accounts!
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Simon
Your money? It's their money - you're just a creditor. There's no guarantee you will get your money back, you may get an "equivalent" of shared issued by the bank-that-went-bust (imagine how valuable those would be!)
One of the reasons double-entry accounting is so confusing is we're so used to seeing accounting entries from the banks perspective.
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Terry
CHINA and SRI LANKA have bank failures right now.In fact, 15 countries are either bankrupt or on their way.ItalySwedenSouth AfricaTurkeyIndonesiaSpainIndiaFranceArgentinaSerbia,PortugalRussiaBrazil -
hoser
You forgot Canada Terry. If you donate to a cause that the government doesn’t agree with they can freeze your accounts.
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Fisherman
Legally stealing money is not called stealing because it is not a crime. Government does this all the time such as forfeited assets, etc.
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resolute Bandicoot
Debt based currency issue and fractional reserve banking are the real culprits.
RB.