So as the kids say...some personal news...
Thank you
@ChicagosMayor
for this honor, I am ready to get to work!
And also thank you
@GovPritzker
for the honor that has been working as Illinois Banking Director!
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Chicago financial team complete.....Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Chasse Rehwinkel will serve as comptroller...tasked with the collection or disbursement of city revenues & all funds required to be in the custody of the city treasurer....Prior to this role, Rehwinkel..
It is an absolute honor to serve the people of Chicago as the City Comptroller. Thank you
@ChicagosMayor
for nominating me and thank you City Council for the confirmation today.
I know there is a lot of important work to do and I am excited to serve!
I was just approved unanimously by the Senate Appointments Committee for the Illinois Director of Banking! Thank you to
@JBPritzker
for the nomination and for everyone that has supported me! Thank you to my home Senator
@RamForSenate
for his support!
On to the Senate Floor!
All right! GAME TIME!
Excited to present in front of Senate Appointments tomorrow for my confirmation! I'm really proud what Team DOB has been working on since my appointment and look forward to sharing with the committee!
My grandfather passed today. I hope I will have the words soon to tell you all how wonderful he was.
Instead a picture of my grandmother saying goodbye. The nurses let her get into the bed with him. I’ll be forever grateful to them for that.
I love you papa, I miss you ❤️
Its the honor of my career to serve as Illinois' Banking Director. I am super excited to continue to work with all these amazing people and I am very thankful to
@GovPritzker
for allowing me to continue serve Illinois!
Lots of great work left to do!
There are too many people to thank and not enough space, but thank you
@JBPritzker
for the nomination and thank you to the Senate for your confidence to serve as Director of Banking. I will continue to work as hard as possible everyday to ensure our banking system works for all!
As some of you know I've been playing a bit more backgammon recently and gotten kinda serious about studying the game...
...so I decided to test myself out on the American Backgammon Tour, playing in the Viking Classic Intermediate ABT Event...and well...holy crap I won guys!
So I got into a debate about wealth and earnings (Because I'm cool) and I wanted to point out something
You are a hard working (apparently immortal) American, who makes $11,000 a day starting on July 4, 1776
That makes your lifetime earnings up to this very day $982,135,000!
Getting ready for my first ever digital wedding (yes I decided to go shoeless).
Congratulations Allison and Justin! Hoping to celebrate in person soon 🥃
It is my birthday today. For which I received an amazing gift, just two half our meetings!!!
Pretty clean calendar otherwise, its a birthday miracle!
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So today marks 2 years since taking my dream job, Banking Director for the state of Illinois.
I figured I'd mark the occasion by first thanking
@GovPritzker
for the wonderful opportunity, thank my amazing staff and listing out some things we've worked on in 2 years.
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I’m honored to receive this award from
@HarrisPolicy
. It’s 100 percent because of the amazingly hard working people I get to work with every day that any accomplishments I have happen!
Just want to thank Team DOB again for all that we get to do!
Please join us in congratulating Director of Banking, Chasse Rehwinkel, on receiving the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy’s Rising Star Award.
Super happy to announce
@IDFPR
has been working with banks, advocacy groups and industry associations on providing free checking options to the unbanked for stimulus checks. These checks are to help those in a time of need, NOT for check processing fees!
Definitely one of the coolest moments since I've been IL Banking Director was signing the first new bank charter in Illinois in 10 years to First Women's Bank--a bank focused on narrowing the gender inequity gap.
Welcome to the IL banking community!
A pen from the Bank On signing! This has been a long time coming and will help so many people! Thank you again to everyone who got this done and now time to get to work!
#BankOn
Happy Saturday everyone! This Thurs S&P upgraded Illinois' credit rating, our SEVENTH (!!!) since
@GovPritzker
came into office!
That had me thinking about the history of Illinois' finances and a period that can be best represented by this obsolete state banknote from 1840 🧵🤓
It has officially been 30 days since coming into office as Chicago Comptroller! I’ve met so many amazing people, got to work on a ton of great projects and I’m looking forward to meeting with every aldermanic office!
Excited to get the good work done!
Next Tuesday I’m scheduled for my Ssnate confirmation hearing for Illinois Banking Director! Excited to present the Division of Banking’s work in front of the Appointments committee! Wish me luck! Excited to continue serving the great people of Illinois!
Looking forward to testifying tomorrow at the IL Senate Financial Institutions Committee's special hearing on Racial Equity in Lending and Homeownership.
Can't over stress how important this issue is. Committee starts at 10AM. Excited to discuss.
#twill
Very much appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve as Illinois Director of Banking.
Thank you
@GovPritzker
for the honor of my career to work in Illinois Banking! We’ve accomplished so much so far, excited to continue building on that progress!
Pretty cool night at
@HarrisPolicy
! To all my colleagues and those who have supported me over the years, thank you! I’m excited for all the next thing we work on together!
Secretary Treto & the entire IDFPR team wish Director
@chasserehwinkel
best of luck as Comptroller for the City of Chicago. Chasse was appointed as Director of the Division of Banking in 2019, a role in which he managed more state-chartered banks than almost any other state.
A reminder to everyone, Signature Bank Chicago is not affiliated at all to the now closed Signature Bank New York.
Again, Signature Bank Chicago is completely separate and unaffiliated to Signature Bank New York, and Signature Chicago customers should see no change in service.
In light of today's FDIC statement about a closure of a bank with a similar name to ours, Signature Bank Chicago is taking this opportunity to affirm that we are not affiliated with Signature Bank New York in any way.
Congratulations to
@abby_witt
being named the next executive director of
@demsforillinois
! Looking forward to seeing you help Illinois Dems get elected up and down the ballot this midterm cycle!!!
This week marks one year since I was lucky enough to be appointed Director of Banking by
@GovPritzker
and I just wanted to bring up a few things.
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#twill
Last day at the JRTC! Will now be at the new
@IDFPR
office at 555 W. Monroe.
Been quite the great run, first at
@ILTreasurer
then
@ILComptroller
and now
@IDFPR
!
Onward to the new digs!!!
Today was a day...
But I got to see my mom and she brought me a bday gift. It’s a WWII war bond made out to my great grandfather and grandfather, with the original treasury envelope.
(On the envelope is handwriting from my great grandpa trying to calculate the rate of return)
Again, I just want everyone to be clear about what passed today.
The poorest 20% are going to see a 20% boost to their after-tax income, the quintile will be boosted by 10%. The expanded child tax credit is lifting millions of children out of poverty.
This is massive!
Very proud of our leaders in Illinois and the Midwest, who have consistently beaten the public health drum. We may be isolated at home but we are united in spirit around the common passion to get through this.
Love you all!
#FlattenTheCurve
This was really cool! Congratulations to the amazing team at First Women’s Bank!
Well done on all your hard work to remain focused on opening, even through all the challenges of the pst year. Welcome to the Illinois banking community!!!
For the first time since 2009, IDFPR has signed a state charter for a bank! Our Acting Director of Banking,
@chasserehwinkel
, signed the state charter for FWBank, which will do business as First Women’s Bank.
As a catholic child of Louisiana, naturalized citizen of Chicagoan, happy Fat Tuesday all!
In spite of the weather, I hope you all enjoy only the finest of Pączkis!
#PaczkiDay
I have been honored to be thanked by a lot of folks tonight. For this I am incredibly grateful.
I would be remiss if I wasn't 100 percent clear about who you are thanking so please read this whole thread.
*Hears strongly substantiated rumors on Biden's nominee to be the next Comptroller of the Currency.
Me: "OMG, this is huge! All my friends are going to be interested in this!"
My Friends: "Look, we love you Chasse, but this is painfully nerdy."
Me: 😬
Headed back to the great state of Illinois after a strong week working on financial policy in DC with regulators from across the county!
Team
@IDFPR
out!
First one down, looking forward to when it’s time for the next dose! Please, if you are eligible schedule your vaccine appointment as soon as you can.
Visit the
@IDPH
website for more information!
#COVID19
Uber driver: “you know you look like aqua man, from the movie”
Me: “wait what?”
Driver: “your beard, it looks good man. Like the guy from aqua man.”
Me: “thanks” (thinks to self, can you give six stars?)
So I’ve been asked this a lot this week, “is my bank account safe?!?” I imagine because of the topsy-turvy nature of the stock market and that “Its a wonderful life” is in the public domain, making it a great home watch.
Let me belay your fears!
#coronavirus
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So it appears Team Biden is going with former Fed Chair Janet Yellen to become the 78th Treasury Secretary, the first woman every to run Treasury.
Let me explain why this is awesome
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President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary, people familiar with the matter said. The former Fed chair would be the first woman to hold the job.
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Folks with stimulus checks but no bank account!
@IDFPR
has worked with seven banks to cash stimulus checks for non-customers for free.
Thank you to the
@ilbanker
for helping on this and thanks to the seven banks for stepping up!
Hey everyone remember when Rod Blagojevich blocked $8 million in state funds to the Children’s Memorial Hospital until he got a $50k campaign donation?
Let’s all remember that during this bullshit road show he’s on.
#Blago
.
@HawleyMO
is a national disgrace. He should resign, but since he is spineless and craven he will not. He therefore should be censured and expelled from the senate.
He has fomented violence against the republic and has shown no remorse in his incitement of sedition.
Today,
@IDFPR
was excited to welcome FWBank into the Illinois banking community!
A bank owned by women, run by women, and focused on economic investment into women.
Their team is amazing, but I also wanted to take time to mention the women at DOB that made this possible!
All right! GAME TIME!
Excited to present in front of Senate Appointments tomorrow for my confirmation! I'm really proud what Team DOB has been working on since my appointment and look forward to sharing with the committee!
Next Tuesday I’m scheduled for my Ssnate confirmation hearing for Illinois Banking Director! Excited to present the Division of Banking’s work in front of the Appointments committee! Wish me luck! Excited to continue serving the great people of Illinois!
When she is sworn-in as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen will be the most qualified nominee for the post in our nation's history.
It is a historically strong pick.
My dad taught me that we owe. In an unfair system we have been lucky enough to benefit, creating a debt that only is rectified with good work.
I have a knot in my chest that I know won't unwind until we fix our system. I promise to work harder to change that system. I promise.
In case it wasn’t clear, whoever the democratic nominee is I will fight like hell to get them elected.
This is not a game. Those of you talking about taking your ball and going home if you don’t get exactly what you want need to check your privilege. A lot on the line in 2020.
Thank you for you well wishes, I will work harder then I have ever worked before, and I hope you will see in my work the work of all these people. For which I am forever indebted to.
Thank you friends, truly!
MY FELLOW ILLINOISANS!
This election is the most significant we have had in our lifetimes. There are a lot of important things on the ballot, but please don't forget the Fair Tax!
Our tax system is unfair and antiquated, help be part of the change for good. Vote
#FairTaxNow
Dr. Ezike has been working day and night to keep people healthy and safe for months. She deserves a medal and a ticker tape parade when this is all over, not derision from misguided assholes.
Thanks you Doctor for all you do.
.
@GovPritzker
describes Dr. Ezike as "superwoman" and praises her for the job she's done, revealing that protesters have showed up to her home and generally threatened her.
So gender reveal parties have caused fires in California, Arizona and Florida as well as a plane crash in Texas.
Can we agree to focus maybe on improving trans rights instead of promoting the gender dichotomy with explosives? Or you know, use glitter instead of fire...please?
Wishing the happiest birthday to my love, the amazing
@LunaRauly
! Thank you for always being there and lifting me up when I’m down. Your smile always lightens up even the darkest room.
Love you so much ❤️🥳
I know we are all anxious as hell, but hats off to all the election workers. Can't imagine the pressure you are under! We love you, keep up the hard work!