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Dear [first_name]:
Happy Father's Day!
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 # Can you help this Chase colleague with his 9/11 claim? Attorneys for David Pridgen are searching for anyone who remembers seeing him at 1 CMP on or after 9/11/2001. Pridgeon was a Vice President for Market Data, and he worked near the Data Center and the Trading Floor. If you remember working with David and would be willing to sign a statement to support his 9/11 claim, please contact: Gaby Ferrell, Senior Claim Administrator,
646-813-6714 (call/text), gferrell@baraschmcgarry.com
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)
 # Click here to see a video showing new images of JPMC's new headquarters at 270 Park Avenue.
 Digital Assets: JPMorganChase will begin accepting Bitcoin and crypto ETFs as collateral for loans globally and treat digital assets like other traditional assets in wealth management evaluations. Read more here.
 Twenty-six Chase alumni and friends weathered (and we mean weather!) the Friday, May 23, 2025 Mets vs Dodgers game at Citi Field. Your less-than-intrepid reporter left at the beginning of what would become an hour and 38-minute rain delay in the top of the third inning. Those who remained were rewarded with a 13-inning, eight-pitcher game that ended with a victory for the Dodgers (7-5), shortly before 1 am. "That was the craziest game I've ever been part of," said Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor. Shown in the photo: Bridget-Anne Hampden and Monica Altmann.
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And a wonderful time was had by all! The first Pan-European Chase Alumni Lunch (for alumni who worked in the UK or on the Continent) took place on May 10, 2025, at the RAF Club in London. Nearly 80 people attended–and many stayed on after the official event ended. Said one alumnus: "The overriding reaction of the attendees as we said our farewells was 'When can we do this again?'" Dues-paying CAA members can click here to see photos from the event. Be sure to log in first. Apologies if we misidentified you or didn't have your name in a caption. Please send corrections and additions with a screenshot of the photo or at least a list of others in the photo to Andrea at news@chasealum.org. Also read this letter of welcome from CAA co-founder Hans van den Houten, touching on how the idea for the CAA was born in London.
 Chase Alumni author Ralph White appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe on April 30, 2025, the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, to discuss his book Getting Out of Saigon, in which he tells how, as a 27-yer-old Chase officer, he helped save 113 Vietnamese civilians – Chase employees and their family members. If you watch the segment, the interview with White begins at about 03.12, after an excellent related feature about the anniversary. White's book is now available in paperback.
 CAA Birders had a great time on April 30, 2025 with NYBirding Alliance guide Tod Winston in Central Park's North Woods. Click here to see the long list of birds that were spotted. Alas, the birds were so high up in the trees that your trusty photographer -- only using a smartphone camera -- could only get a decent photo of a turtle. SAVE THE DATE: We're planning to have another birding event with Winston on September 25, 2025, to see the southern migration. Keep watching.
"Across the globe, 2024 was yet another year of significant challenges, from the terrible ongoing war and violence in Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East to ongoing terrorist activity and growing geopolitical tensions, importantly with China. Our hearts go out to those whose lives are profoundly affected by these events.
"JPMorganChase, a company that historically has worked across borders and boundaries, will do its part to ensure that the global economy is safe and secure, but it is not immune to the effects of these events. Two things are absolutely foundational to the long-term success of JPMorganChase: one is whether we run a great company and two, which is maybe more important, is whether the long-term health of America, domestically, and the future of the free and democratic world are strong. In the first two sections of this letter, I deal with these critical issues. And in the third and fourth sections, I talk about specific issues unique to JPMorganChase and how we are addressing them, including constantly fighting complacency, arrogance and bureaucracy."
 FORTUNE recently published quite the description of the new JPMorganChase headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, saying that the first 2,000 employees are expected to start moving in at the end of August, with the remainder joining them by the end of the year. While the article is behind a firewall (or readable via an Apple News+ subscription), there is a related video available to all on YouTube. According to the article, JPMC hopes that the many extras in the building – 19 restaurants! lighting systems that complement circadian rhythms! larger windows! – will help "lure back reluctant employees" who are upset by the Bank's recent mandate requiring all staff to return to the office five days a week. Meanwhile, The New Yorker recently published a profile on Norman Foster, the architect for the new JPMC headquarters. Leave your comments here. And yes, we're hoping the CAA will have a reception in the new building; fingers crossed for next spring. (Image: dbox/Foster + Partners) As for the reported employee distress over the return-to-office mandate, Reuters ran the following about a not-so-loving pre-Valentine's-Day Town Hall:
NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - JPMorganChase (JPM.N), CEO Jamie Dimon scorned calls from some employees to soften the bank's five-day return-to-office policy in an animated town hall meeting on Wednesday, according to a recording reviewed by Reuters.
LIFE AFTER CHASE
 Candid Camera: In retirement, Jean-Marc Bara has become a truly accomplished and even prizewinning photographer, with at least half his output falling under the genre of "street photography": records of everyday life in public places – often candid photos of strangers, often without their knowledge. Bara has shared a video of a recent presentation he made about the genre and his work: From Intuition to Insight: A Journey in Street Photography blends education and inspiration, offering insights for photographers and non-photographers alike. Click here for the link and to see some of his extraordinary images.
CAA TECH CORNER WITH DAN ALVAREZ
In his 10th feature dedicated to defining emerging trends in technology (in plain English), CAA board member Dan Alvarez shares reasons for making mobile payments and using a digital wallet. (Spoiler alert: It's easy and actually safer.)
Dan's columns look at tech trends at a "100-level" for Luddites, brilliant (of course) but non-technologically inclined bankers and anyone else in the financial world embarrassed to ask basic questions while looking at the "big picture".
EVENT PHOTOS
# Remember: Dues-paying Chase Alumni Association members can explore the numerous photo albums on the website.
Available to everyone to see:
A photo sent by Lim Jiew Keng of Chase alumni from Singapore:
Here's a treat for dues-paying members: Click to read The Story of Money: From Barter to Banking, published by The Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum in 1967. To become a CAA dues-paying member, please click here.
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.
# Object of the Week: From about 1975, the ad promotes Chemical Bank's Trusts department. The copy reads;
This man has $260,000.
Someday he'll be responsible for it himself.
But for now, Chemical Bank Acts as trustee. A trust at Chemical under grandfather's Will has left this man free to handle his everyday problems. Chemical Bank takes care of everything. Provides money for his support and education. Works to make the principal grow.
And when the time comes for him to take over, Chemical Bank will be there to guide him in the management of his inheritance. To keep his holdings growing and intact.
By the way, this was a lucky lad. In 2025 dollars, grandpa left him over $1.55 million.
This isn't a bank object -- it's a gorgeous detail of a building demolished to build a skyscraper eventually taken over by Manufacturers Hanover. Alumnae Ellen King and Monica Altmann recently visited the "Deco at 100" exhibit at the Nassau County (NY) Museum of Art. King writes, "One window railing was particularly interesting as it came from the James Byrne Residence at 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan. Here is an article and photo of what preceded the Union Carbide building. The Union Carbide building opened in 1960. Manufacturers Hanover took over the building in 1980."
CAA President Ken Jablon, however, found an error in the article: "This is a very interesting article. However the estimate of the cost of the highest rent apartment in 2015 dollars is way off. In 2015, $1 in 1916 would be worth 21.74 times. Therefore, the monthly $15,000 rent in 1916 would be $326,100 in 2015 and $440,100 in today's dollars (29.34 times)."
Photo: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York © 2025 Estate of William Hunt Diederich (the designer)
 The Dime Savings Bank of New York, originally the
Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, was a bank headquartered at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. It operated from 1859 to 2002, when it was acquired by Washington Mutual, which was subsequently acquired in 2008 by JPMorganChase, which currently owns all former Dime assets. Designed by Mowbray and Uffinger, the original Dime building dates to the early 1900s and was expanded in 1931-32 by Halsey, McCormack
& Helmer, who added a rotunda. The old bank is currently preserved at the base of a
74-story residential skyscraper, The Brooklyn Tower. The postcard show above is from 1910. To learn more about the building and see photos of its spectacular interior, click here.
 John Hehir sent us some wonderful ephemera – photos, postcards, ads – from the early 1960s when Chase posted him to the Caribbean. Click here to see them.
 This isn't so much a moment in bank history as a mystery in bank history that we're seeking your help in solving! We received an inquiry from a British doctoral student who recently purchased (with the intent of restoring) a "Guards Red" 1983 Porsche 924 that was originally registered, in June 1983, to Chase Manhattan Bank, Woolgate, Coleman Street, London. The newest owner is looking for information about her autobaby's childhood. Click here for more information and pictures, and let Andrea know if you can fill in part of the car's story. We've added some clues we've received so far. Turns out a lot of Chase officers in the UK had red Porsches at the time.
 For 10 years at least, Chase Manhattan ran ads for the CMB Personal Trust Department featuring chained, supersized (nest) eggs. See how the ad campaign evolved and presented ideas for retirement over the 14 ads we've captured from the 1950s and 1960s. (Two separate posts)
LOOKING FOR INPUT...
 Tell us honestly: Two stories last week (admittedly from the retail side) made us wonder: Did you ever have a client who let you know that the bank had made a mistake in his or her favor? The New York Times Ethicist columnist ran a story about a grandfather who removes the "Bank Error in Your Favor -- Collect $200" card from his grandchild's Monopoly game, because he thinks it teaches the wrong lesson. (Mind you, when Monopoly was introduced in 1935, that $200 was the equivalent of about $4,600 in today's dollars.)
JPMorganChase is teaching a different kind of lesson by going after customers it has accused of stealing funds in last year’s so-called "infinite money glitch", whereby customers were able withdraw the entire value of a fraudulent check before it bounced.
If you have a story to share about either a scrupulously honest client (at his own expense) or a client who got caught (with either minor or a bit more major theft -- please no names or details by which they could be identified), please contact Andrea at news@chasealum.org.
HAPPY MILESTONE BIRTHDAY!
# We often hear from alumni, "So many In Memoriams!" We can't stop the inevitable, but one alumnus came up with a nice idea: Why not spread a little happiness by celebrating milestone birthdays?
So we're inviting alumni to share their upcoming (or very recent) milestone birthdays, ending in "0" or "5". (Please notify Andrea at news@chasealum.org close to your birthday, and if you're having a party, send a picture.)
IN MEMORIAM
 John M. Oakes, 81, who spent 14 years with Chase Manhattan's Asia Banking Group, died on May 30, 2025 in New Milford, CT.
 Clark Madigan, 84, of Washington, D.C., who guided the growth of Manufacturers Hanover of Central New York in the 1970s, died unexpectedly on April 14, 2025. He enjoyed a second career as a telecom tower entrepreneur.
 We only just learned of the death of Daniel Piro on January 27, 2010, at the age of 62. He spent 10 years at Chase Manhattan Bank as a financial controls officer.
 Edward H. Ahern, who spent his first 20 years in banking at Chase Manhattan and became chair of the American Bankers Association, died on May 16, 2025, in Manasquan, NJ. He was 80 years old.
 Robert (Bob) Churilla, 84, who worked in global operations for Chase Manhattan over a nearly 30-year career, died on May 16, 2025, in Pennsylvania.
 David Mulholland, 73, a former Senior Vice President for Manufacturers Hanover, died on May 3, 2025, in Florida. He was 73.
 Steve Lewine, who worked for Manufacturers Hanover Trust, Chemical Bank, Chase Manhattan and JPMorganChase as an international commercial and investment banker over a nearly 22-year period, specializing in Latin America, died unexpectedly on April 13, 2025. He was 67.
 Roger Crevier, whose multi-decade career at Chase Manhattan included a period running its Middle East division, died at the age of 85 in Princeton, NJ, on April 3, 2025.
 Robert (Bob) Johnson, who at one point led Chase Manhattan's European Sector for the Bank's International Investment Advisory Division, died in Greensboro, NC, on April 3, 2025, age 84.
How Best to Use the CAA Membership Directory
 If you have not done so recently, please update the information in your profile, so that the CAA and other members would be better able to contact you. Using the Membership Directory is a privilege of dues-paying CAA members.
Now get a refresher on how to best use the membership directory to find an individual or
groups of individuals you would like to contact. (Note that only dues-paying members have
access to the directory.).
To get to the directory, log in at www.chasealum.org. On the home page menu, click on Membership and then Member Directory.
When searching by name, or in any of the other search areas, we advise starting by putting in less information in the search field. For example, if you want to find William Smith, type only Smith in the Search by Name box; if you put in “William Smith” and he is calling himself Bill Smith in his profile, you will not find him.
If you want to find members who live near you, enter the city, state or country (or any combination) under Location. The Years at Chase search is very valuable. Type in 1996-2005, for instance, and you will find everyone who worked for the bank (including heritage banks) during those years. You can narrow your search by also typing in a location or job title.
Once you have entered the search words, click on Search at the bottom of the page. When members’ names appear, click on their names to obtain more detailed information about them.
If you have any problem with any of this, contact Ken Jablon at jablonkt@aol.com.
As always: If the links do not work for you, you can always access the latest stories by logging on to CAA's web site.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Ken Jablon or call Ken (during normal working hours) at 212-799-9525.
By the by: Don't forget to explore the rest of the CAA Web site. (www.chasealum.org) Just click on the home page menu buttons to find the news archive, photo album, membership directory, past In Memoriams and benefit information.
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