Rep. Josh Gottheimer sells $15K–$50K of Synchrony Financial (SYF) while on a related committee
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) reported a sale of SYF worth $15K–$50K.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) reported that jointly with their spouse sold Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock worth $15K–$50K on April 9, 2026. The trade was disclosed in a Periodic Transaction Report filed on May 19, 2026, 40 days after the trade.
Gottheimer sits on the House Committee on Financial Services, whose work touches banks and finance, an area that matters to Synchrony Financial.
Across all their reports we have read, Josh Gottheimer disclosed 506 stock trades.
The law gives only a range for each trade, so the exact amount and price are not public.
What happened next: since the week of the sale, SYF has risen 9.7%. A fall after a sale means the sale came before a drop.
Source: Periodic Transaction Report ↗. Written automatically from the report and weekly price data. Information, not investment advice. Published free for the public; congressional disclosure reports may not be used for commercial purposes or soliciting money.
Examples
In 2020 several senators faced questions over stock sales made after private briefings on the coronavirus. Those trades became public through the same kind of report this story is built from.
Explain it like I'm 13
Members of Congress write the rules for many companies, so the law makes them tell the public when they buy or sell stocks. This report is like a referee saying which team's merchandise they bought: it does not mean they did anything wrong, but it lets everyone check.