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Synapse Trustee McWilliams Details New Challenges in Latest Status Report
Legal // June 24, 2024

It’s one step up and two steps back in the case of Synapse Financial’s bankruptcy, with the court-appointed trustee reporting progress Friday (June 21) in recovering and distributing customer funds. However, serious reconciliation challenges remain, according to the latest status report in the case. Trustee...

Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities
Legal // June 10, 2024

The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7) with an afternoon court hearing in California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court, although the case appeared no closer to a resolution. As a result, the hearing set the stage for what will be a complex...

Synapse Bankruptcy Trustee Finds $85 Million ‘Shortfall’ Amid Tangled Web of Accounts
Legal // June 07, 2024

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Jelena McWilliams will present her initial findings as trustee of Synapse’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case Friday afternoon (June 7). Ahead of the hearing, a status report filed Thursday (June 6) with the bankruptcy court in California laid out a...

Synctera Launches Community Bank-FinTech Partnership
Banking // February 14, 2022

Partnership banking platform Synctera has announced a launch between Lineage Bank and GoGetr, the first such arrangement using the company’s capabilities, according to a Monday (Feb. 14) press release. Synctera’s Bank Match program includes the platform, experiences and programs for FinTech builders to create new...

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Synapse Trustee McWilliams Details New Challenges in Latest Status Report

June 24, 2024
It’s one step up and two steps back in the case of Synapse Financial’s bankruptcy, with the court-appointed trustee reporting progress Friday (June 21) in recovering and distributing customer funds. However, serious reconciliation challenges remain, according to the latest status report in the case. Trustee Jelena McWilliams told the Central California Bankruptcy Court that partner […]

Synapse Hearing Highlights Frustration With Banking-as-a-Service Complexities

June 10, 2024
The drama surrounding the Synapse Financial bankruptcy continued Friday (June 7) with an afternoon court hearing in California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court, although the case appeared no closer to a...

Quick Reads
Synapse-Connected Banks Reportedly Closer to Releasing Customer Funds

July 11, 2024
Banks connected to the collapse of Synapse are reportedly close to recovering customers’ frozen funds. These banks have made progress in putting together account information for those customers, which could mean their funds being released within weeks, CNBC reported Thursday (July 11), citing a source briefed on the matter. Staff from Evolve Bank & Trust and Lineage Bank have in particular had success […]

Synctera Launches Community Bank-FinTech Partnership

February 14, 2022
Partnership banking platform Synctera has announced a launch between Lineage Bank and GoGetr, the first such arrangement using the company’s capabilities, according to a Monday (Feb. 14) press release. Synctera’s...