Well when EPB was put︃ into receivership it had no loans outstanding, and didn't have any debts. The only creditors︄ where the depositors, and that was millions in excess cash available to pay them. The︅ only assets the bank had other than cash were gold in its hedge book, and︆ a $500K receivable from Currency Matters, a UK company in bankruptcy. The Receiver blew that︇ Receivable by refusing to answer the simple questions asked by the liquidator. I answered them,︈ but the liquidator insisted the answers come from the receiver, which despite my efforts, he︉ never supplied.
The bank did have normal bills to pay, but none were past-due. Plus︊ there was plenty of cash available to pay them . The only long-term obligation the︋ bank had was its office lease, but that ended Dec. 2022. I was able to︌ get out of the lease about three months early, and I sold the furniture for︍ $50K, which went into the bank's checking account. So there was really nothing for the︎ Receiver to do put pay the depositors back their money, and pay the outstanding bills️ using the funds in the bank's checking account. I negotiated discounts on the larger bills, and asked the bank's staff to pay every one. But the Receiver refused to allow the staff to pay the bills. He insisted on reviewing each bill and paying them himself. At this point I still don't know if anyone got paid. I think the only one getting paid is the Receiver.
If you are looking to blame someone blame The OCIF Commissioner. This is all her doing. There was no reason to put the bank into receivership. She didn't want the bank to exist due to my bad global︀ reputation, that resulted from the 60 Minutes defamation. She turned down the sale to Qenta︁ due to my 4.15% ownership of Qenta stock. But since she revoked the bank's license︂ by refusing to renew it, even though the bank submitted the annual renewal on time︃ (the bank was fined $700K for operating without a license, for all the days the︄ bank believed its license was renewed, as no one at OCIF said a word to︅ anyone that the license renewal was not accepted.) there was no need for receivership. Without︆ a license I would have closed the bank on my own, returned all the deposits,︇ paid the bills, and kept the remaining assets for myself. Novo only became an issue︈ due to the unnecessary press conference the Concessioner called that allowed the international media to︉ falsely claim the bank was shut down as a result of the J5 investigation for︊ tax evasion and money laundering.