There was another thread saying the Spanish speaking elders got a letter from Brooklyn saying from now on the congregations are to send money donations straight to an account for Watchtower, but where that account is or if it feeds back to still another account that is in the Cayman's or elsewhere nobody knows outside of Watchtower's investments people and their attorneys. They want to invest the pooled money to make more money for themselves, not the local congregations.
This new money arrangement will enable them to make even more money so as to replace some money they will be losing from having to stop getting interest on kingdom hall builds money. The thread on that just popped up, too and the letter on it is being read to elders around the globe. Comments suggest this other change was forced on them because they feared losing their tax exempt status as a nonprofit corporation, and/or it could be to try to distance themselves from lawsuits now quietly going on in California and elsewhere.
Their getting money from all the congregations in California showed their degree of control and therefore financial liability in such lawsuits. In 2007 this factor was likely enormous in moving them to decide fast that they had better pay out an estimated $12 to $13 million dollars to settle with the numerous victims in Napa Valley.
They are so scared of losing their asssets. As someone else said, the Bible says to not be getting interest off loans to spiritual brothers.
Too, Christ drove the money-lenders out of the Temple.
