Manu’a Rep holds TBAS CEO to his previous words

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Manu’a Representative Alumamalu Filoalii Ale did nothing forget statements that the CEO and President of the Territorial Bank of American Samoa Dave Buehler made to the house last year.

The first term lawmaker asked specifically about fdic insurance for the government owned bank and atms for Manu’a. Buehler said it will take about 12 months to work on FDIC. coverage,

He told the Manu’a Rep, the banks’s Board of Directors has a plan for services such as the ATMs for Manu’a. Rep Filoalii had heard enough.

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On another issue, Tuala-uta Representative Larry Sanitoa informed the TBAS president that a 2018 amendment to the statute which established the bank makes the bank employees, ASG employees, similar to the authorities.

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