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   Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:57 AM
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   To: <[2]G@xny.io>

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   LARSON_DFS_20220316115706337
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   INFORMATION SUBMITTED:
   Records Requested From
   Department of Financial Services
   New York State Insurance Fund
   Division of Human Rights
   Short Title
   NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal Collusion
   Description
   Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to receive any and all records
   concerning NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal collusion,
   where facts and figures beg the question of coordinated systematic
   racism associated with PayPal's conditional Bitlicense award. We would
   like to receive any records that would indicate NY-DFS' insights into
   both PayPal and Wells Fargo partnering to organize a clear scheme to
   profit off of New York's minority population (according to the details
   below). We would like to receive any and all records that indicate New
   York State NOT choosing to ignore the relevant facts associated with
   this matter. Furthermore, we would like to receive any and all records
   that indicate the New York State Retirement Fund is not being leveraged
   as a key investor in the associated scheme. Below kindly find detail
   that supports this records request: *March 11, 2022:* Bloomberg
   reported that Wells Fargo approved fewer than half of Black applicants
   were approved by the biggest bank mortgage lender:
   [3]https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-wells-fargo-black-home-loan-
   refinancing/ *August 19, 2021:* Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin
   Fund for Wealthy Clients, minority and low income clients excluded:
   [4]https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wells-fargo-launches-passive-bitcoin
   -fund-for-wealthy-clients-2021-08-19 *October 22, 2020: *PayPal first
   to receive NY conditional virtual currency 'Bitlicense.' PayPal Inc.
   became the first firm to receive a conditional virtual currency license
   from the New York State Department of Financial Services*: *
   [5]https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib5cd5e2f149c11ebbea4f0dc9fb69570
   /View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&VR=
   3.0&RS=cblt1.0 *July 23, 2021, Wells Fargo Stock Ownership: * Ownership
   (NYS:WFC) Total Shares Outstanding 13F Ownership # of 13 Holders
   Insider Ownership 4,107,998,274.00 77.05% 2,062.00 0.12% Top 10 13F
   Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of Portfolio Trend Prev. 8
   Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD New York State Common
   Retirement Fund 0.26% 0.46% 10,617,151 $414.81M New York State Teachers
   Retirement System 0.13% 0.44% 5,219,084 $203.91M Bank of New York
   Mellon Corp 0.77% 0.25% 31,624,345 $1.24B *July 23, 2021, PayPal Stock
   Ownership: * Ownership (NAS:PYPL) Total Shares Outstanding 13F
   Ownership # of 13 Holders Insider Ownership 1,174,728,054.00 86.69%
   2,661.00 6.11% Top 10 13F Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of
   Portfolio Trend Prev. 8 Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD
   Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.97% 0.57% 11,452,187 $2.78B Goldman
   Sachs Group Inc 0.64% 0.46% 7,554,169 $1.83B Wells Fargo & Co 0.64%
   0.41% 7,465,572 $1.81B New York State Common Retirement Fund 0.20%
   0.62% 2,317,196 $562.71M New York State Teachers Retirement System
   0.13% 0.80% 1,521,757 $369.54M
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References

   1. mailto:noreply@its.ny.gov
   2. mailto:G@xny.io
   3. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-wells-fargo-black-home-loan-refinancing/
   4. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wells-fargo-launches-passive-bitcoin-fund-for-wealthy-clients-2021-08-19
   5. https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib5cd5e2f149c11ebbea4f0dc9fb69570/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&VR=3.0&RS=cblt1.0
   6. http://www.xNY.io/
   7. http://Bank.org/
   8. https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=MSc-Digital-Currency-North-America&utm_term=blockchain unic&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyJOBBhDCARIsAJG2h5ctwwMz0MRbVSk-LaYD-GMU5UgDSw7ynxbGr_a7SkaFAZzJc1-pzxEaAi4NEALw_wcB
   9. https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-mba-1-5-years-or-3-semesters/