Top U.S. banks dropped customers over political and religious views, regulator says
The watchdog said the banks used broad reputation-risk rules and reviewed nearly 100,000 complaints and 420,000 pages of records.
- On Wednesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a report finding that nine major banks restricted financial services between 2020 and September 2025 based on customers' political or religious beliefs.
- Regulators launched this review last year following an August 2025 executive order from President Donald Trump directing officials to examine alleged 'politicized or unlawful debanking' practices.
- Banks utilized internal 'reputation risk' rules to close accounts for conservative organizations, flagging terms like 'MAGA' and applying designations from the Southern Poverty Law Center to assess customer relationships.
- OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould called the findings 'irrefutable evidence' of discrimination, while Acting Director Mark Paoletta of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a separate investigation into the institutions' compliance.
- Gould expressed skepticism that recent bank reforms will prevent recurrence of these practices, warning they 'may not go far enough' and noting the OCC will assess further regulatory and supervisory changes.
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The nine largest banks under the supervision of a federal banking authority in the United States have used domestic policies that have influenced customer access to financial services of political, religious and social importance, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), an institution of the American Treasury, reports CNBC.
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rt-english.comMajor US banks denied services over political views – regulator
A Treasury Department review found that nine banking giants discriminated against customers over their beliefs and business activities Nine of the largest US banks discriminated against customers over their political views and business...
Nine financial institutions operating in the United States are cited in the report of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.
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