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Part of situation: US banking political debanking investigation (4 clusters)

OCC report finds major US banks engaged in political debanking

OCC debanking reputation risk banking discrimination financial regulation

A report released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on October 14, 2026, concludes that nine of the largest banks in the United States maintained policies that allowed for the denial or limitation of financial services based on customers' political, religious, or social views, as well as lawful business activities.

The investigation, which followed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in August 2025, involved a review of approximately 100,000 consumer complaints and 420,000 pages of internal bank records spanning from 2020 to September 2025. The OCC identified JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank as institutions that utilized broad “reputation risk” policies lacking clear, objective, or risk-based criteria.

Specific industries identified as facing systemic access barriers include digital assets (cryptocurrency), firearms and ammunition, oil and gas exploration, coal mining, tobacco, and the operation of detention facilities. The report documented instances where accounts were closed or credit was refused due to ideological alignment, such as a merchant selling “Make America Great Again” merchandise and organizations with specific political or religious affiliations. Comptroller Jonathan Gould stated the findings provide “irrefutable evidence” of discrimination against lawful businesses and customers.

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Bank of America · Bank of Montreal · Donald Trump · JPMorgan Chase · Jonathan Gould · Jonathan V. Gould · Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · TD Bank

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米大手9行に仮想通貨排除の実態、OCC「反論の余地のない証拠」と断定 – 仮想通貨ニュースメディア ビットタイムズ [bittimes.net]
Big banks discriminated against conservatives during Biden admin: report [www.lifesitenews.com]
Major banks closed accounts of Christian and conservative groups disfavored by Biden, federal probe finds [christiannews.net]
OCC Report Links Bank Debanking Efforts to Crypto-Related Activity [www.cryptobreaking.com]
OCC-Bericht: US-Großbanken sperren offenbar Kunden wegen politischer oder religiöser Ansichten [www.it-boltwise.de]
TD, BMO among nine banks named in U. S. banking discrimination report [kitchener.citynews.ca]
Rapport: Trump-supportrar blev av med banktjänster [www.realtid.se]
Major Banks Rejected Customers Over Political, Religious Views, Federal Watchdog Says [www.thethinkingconservative.com]
Trump’s OCC Exposes Political Debanking Policies At All Nine Major Banks [wltreport.com]
Trump’s OCC Exposes Political Debanking Policies At All Nine Major Banks – 100PercentFedUp. com – by Donald [100percentfedup.com]
OCC says nine largest US banks engaged in debanking practices [americanbazaaronline.com]
9 mega banks block crypto accounts, but new OCC rules bite back [cryptoslate.com]
Major banks closed accounts based on political and religious views during Biden years: report [justthenews.com]
Big Banks Cut Off Conservatives and Christian Groups, OCC Investigation Finds [www.lucianne.com]
Bombshell report shows nation’s major banks closed accounts of conservatives for their political and religious beliefs 🤨 [notthebee.com]
TD, BMO among nine banks named in U. S. banking discrimination report [winnipeg.citynews.ca]
Major U. S. Banks Closed Accounts Over Political And Religious Beliefs, Federal Investigation Finds - Worthy Christian News [www.worthynews.com]
Political Debanking Ran Rampant At America’s Biggest Banks, Federal Probe Alleges [dailycaller.com]
How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks [freerepublic.com]
OCC Report Accuses Banking Giants of Political ‘Debanking’ [www.pymnts.com]
TD, BMO among nine banks named in U. S. banking discrimination report [toronto.citynews.ca]
Report: Major Banks Restricted Services for Conservatives During Biden Admin [legalinsurrection.com]
Top U. S. banks dropped customers over political and religious views, regulator says [www.cbsnews.com]