Firm that underwrote Trump's $175M bond known for high-interest loans...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Hankey's latest attempt at helping Trump out has saved his assets, including his prized NYC property at 40 Wall Street, from New York Attorney General Letitia James's attempt at seizing Trump's assets -- which she vowed to do without hesitation if he couldn't cough up the judgement or bond.
45% : Hankey said that his company had reached out to Trump to initiate the deal, just days before an appeals court slashed the amount he would have to pay while his appeal was heard, according to Forbes.
38% : And said he Trump didn't want to sell any of his buildings at "fire sale" prices just to cover the funds.
33% : The multimillion-dollar bond puts a $454 million judgement on hold while Trump appeals a ruling from Judge Arthur Engoron saying he lied for years about his wealth to prop up his real estate empire -- and barred the former president, his two eldest sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. and other top Trump Organization execs from heading any company in the Big Apple for two and three years, variously.Hankey -- who told Forbes that both cash and investment-grade bonds were used as collateral for Trumps appellate bond -- is the chairman and chief executive Knight Specialty Insurance Company.
25% : "I'd never met Donald Trump.
24% : In 2022, Hankey was the largest individual owner of Axos Financial when that lender similarly bailed Trump out of trouble by refinancing his mortgages at Trump Tower in Miami, according to Forbes.

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