#new-mountain-finance
Remember Erebor, the mountain where Smaug killed the dwarves and stole all their money? And then every nation in the world fought a bloody war to try to get their money back?

Techrbos named their new bank after it.
Erebor Bank, Palmer Luckey's crypto-oriented finance startup, just got one step closer to launching
The FDIC approved the bank's application on Dec 16. It still requires final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
www.businessinsider.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I'm selling one of my own bikes to finance a new project. This one's a very unique part of early MTB history, a 1983 Lotus Viking. 🪷

I gave this one all the best stuff.
minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/bik/d/sa...
May 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The mayor of Pilot Mountain is shedding light on alleged financial impropriety committed by the town’s since-suspended finance officer and town manager.
Pilot Mountain mayor releases new details after town manager allegedly ‘misused’ funds, mislead board
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WGHP) — The mayor of Pilot Mountain is shedding light on alleged financial impropriety committed by Michael Boaz, the town’s since-suspended finance officer and town man…
myfox8.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Geothermal is broadly popular, but still tricky to finance and develop.

@zeitlin.bsky.social has the story on a brand new coalition led in part by the governors of Colorado and Utah aiming to bridge some of those barriers in the Mountain West:

heatmap.news/energy/mount...
Exclusive: Western States Form New Bipartisan Geothermal Consortium
The effort brings together leaders of four Western states with nonprofit policy expertise to help speed financing and permitting for development.
heatmap.news
May 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
An unconstitutional $400M jet gift from Qatar.

2 new Saudi Trump Towers.

The UAE is using $2B of Trump's crypto to finance an investment in Binance.

Trump is exploiting the presidency for personal gain—signaling to the world that US policy is for sale.
Trump's Qatar Plane Gift Adds To Mountain Of Corruption And Conflicts Of Interest
A $400 million Qatari jet. 2 Saudi Trump Towers. A $2B UAE crypto deal. Trump is exploiting the presidency for personal gain—signaling to the world that US policy is up for sale to the highest bidder.
www.ahmedbaba.news
May 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
And new job this week that is in global finance, so that mountain of paperwork is coming my way too.

Ay way. I just wanna go to the beach 🤣
September 21, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Wyoming's utility leaders argue that without new infrastructure, simply changing electricity sellers won't solve the state's energy challenges.

Learn more here!

#WY #CitizenPortal #CustomerProtection #InfrastructureDevelopment #EnergyPolicy
Utilities urge focus on building transmission and capacity, not workarounds
Rocky Mountain Power, Black Hills, TriState and Basin said statutory exemptions alone won't fix Wyoming's infrastructure constraints. They urged tools to finance pre‑build transmission and to preserve protections for incumbent customers.
citizenportal.ai
September 30, 2026 at 7:55 AM
We estimate the levy could raise up to £33m per year if it was introduced in every area of Wales.

This would raise new money for local communities, which would be re-invested in the area to improve local facilities and infrastructure used by visitors, ✍️ Mark Drakeford
A visitor levy is an investment in our future
Mark Drakeford – Cabinet Secretary for Finance Whether it’s the majestic mountain ranges of Eryri, our vibrant cities, or our picturesque coastline, Wales has so much to offer visitors. But we must…
buff.ly
November 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM
“The only reason Trans Mountain looks like it’s making a profit is that most of the debt has been moved off their books. It’s a misrepresentation of finances on this project.”

We'll still pay millions in debt payments shifted to new on-paper corporation TMP Finance. 2/

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Is Trans Mountain’s Profitability an Accounting Illusion? | The Tyee
How the finances of Canada’s government-owned pipeline may look better than they are.
thetyee.ca
June 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
My flight was cancelled⛈️, no other options to return to Lima - except a flight from Chiclayo, which is 10 h night bus away. Which turned into a 23h mountain drive due to land slides. But I made new friends, hopefully made new conservationists - looking forward to explain all these tickets to finance
March 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Morning all.
A few aches this morning after spending all day gardening yesterday. (Yes, I did go to the plant fair, but I was VERY good and only spent 30€ 😮‍💨 : there are others to come and June hols in 🇨🇦 to finance ! )
A new line on my CV today : exam supervisor. Bright blue skies today. Again.
April 8, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ericsson B
BNP Paribas SA
Monroe Capital
LTC Properties Inc
Gladstone Investment Corp
Healthpeak Properties
Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp
Prologis Inc
Oxford Square Capital Corp
New Mountain Finance Corp
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
October 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
How giving gorillas digital wallets can help finance nature
Nature conservation is chronically underfunded, with a global biodiversity finance gap of up to $700 billion annually. New models such as performance-based payments seek to align economic incentives with conservation outcomes. A pilot in Rwanda shows how digital technologies can connect real-time conservation actions directly to funding flows. On a misty August morning in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, a group of mountain gorillas were each assigned their own digital wallet. What may sound unconventional was part of an early pilot linking individual animals to digital identities and accounts tied to their protection. The idea is simple: rangers and local communities receive direct payments when they take actions that protect the gorillas. When a ranger, for instance, removes a snare, it can trigger a payment. In effect, the gorillas shift from passive beneficiaries of conservation to active participants in a financial system designed to support their survival. The experiment signals a broader shift in how nature is financed. As biodiversity loss accelerates and funding gaps persist, mechanisms that directly reward conservation outcomes are likely to become increasingly important. Global ecosystems are under strain The global biodiversity crisis is both ecological and financial. Ecosystems underpin food systems, climate stability and economic resilience,...
www.weforum.org
April 30, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Freeland never offered any Canadian version of a green new deal and had been reduced to contradicting the parliamentary budget officer about the $35B pipeline gift to big oil. She lives in a fossil fuel fantasy world and should have been booted out years ago. www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
Budget officer finds TMX a money loser after Freeland insists it's not
A new valuation of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer contradicts a more optimistic assessment of the controversial pipeline expansion by Finance Minister Chrys...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Transmountain pipeline (debt) is nationalized! Got $20Billion loan in Dec, '24.

"In 2044 — the year existing contracts expire, TMC expects to still owe over $11 billion to TMP Finance."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/09/n...
The feds’ new billions for Trans Mountain weren’t a loan, filings show
A $20-billion loan for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion authorized by the federal government was actually primarily advanced as equity, new filings reveal. The equity portion, experts say, repres...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Prologis Inc
Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC Corp
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
New Mountain Finance Corp
Monroe Capital
Keyera Corp
Digital Realty Trust Inc
Crown Castle International Corp
July 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Say hello to the latest gold sink mount in World of Warcraft. Forget 6'5" blue eyes, this fella is over 20 feet tall and I'm not sure where his eyes are. You'll still need both that job in finance and trust fund to afford him, though...
Start pinching your coppers now to save up for World of Warcraft's newest gold sink, the Sporebearer Fungal Strider
Blizzard has announced that Midnight's upcoming patch 12.1.5 will include a new mount obtainable for a mountain of gold, the Sporebearer Fungal Strider. In
blizzardwatch.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Mountain West Small Business Finance Unveils New Executive Team Led by Spencer Davis and Danny Mangum#USA#Salt_Lake_City#MWSBF#Spencer_Davis#Danny_Mangum
Mountain West Small Business Finance Unveils New Executive Team Led by Spencer Davis and Danny Mangum
Mountain West Small Business Finance has appointed Spencer Davis as CEO and Danny Mangum as President. This new team is set to drive growth and success.
third-news.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When Freeland made this call to put more public money on the line, she was well aware of these reports that confirm what I'm saying now. She has a long record of misleading the public on this issue. Not sure why anyone would give the benefit of the doubt now.
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/12/n...
Budget officer finds TMX a money loser after Freeland insists it's not
A new valuation of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer contradicts a more optimistic assessment of the controversial pipeline expansion by Finance Minister Chrys...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
for more on the “Rocky Mountain Way” and its backers, check out the Colorado Sun article from last month coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/m...
June 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
One of Chrystia Freeland's final acts as Finance Minister was to give $14.7 billion of public money to an 890,000-barrels/day tar sands pipeline, and then lie to Canadians about it. #cdnpoli
@chrystia-freeland.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/09/n...
The feds’ new billions for Trans Mountain weren’t a loan, filings show
A $20-billion loan for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion authorized by the federal government was actually primarily advanced as equity, new filings reveal. The equity portion, experts say, repres...
www.nationalobserver.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On the plus side I imagine it means they can't afford to fund an actual war. I'm a bit hazy on the details and the Federal Reserve could always create a mountain of new electronic dollars to fund it, but that leads to hyperinflation and so on and so forth. You know more about finance than me though😅
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
If the new administration goes through with allowing tolls on existing interstate highways, that would be an extremely powerful tool to finance HSR across the mountain passes
November 15, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Remember when they told us we needed to buy the pipeline to fund wind and renewables? And now we’ve loaned $50 BILLION.

We might not pay for it now but if TMX defaults there’s a big storm coming.
www.nationalobserver.com/2022/05/12/e...
What we do and don’t know about Chrystia Freeland’s Trans Mountain claims
Finance Canada has helped Trans Mountain secure $10 billion in new financing to complete construction of the controversial pipeline by promising investors that if the Crown corporation can’t pay back ...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM