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title: "US banks denied services over political beliefs, report finds"
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# US banks denied services over political beliefs, report finds

*Regulator identifies nine major lenders discriminating against customers based on ideology.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 60 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to named body, with specific dates and a named regulator.
- Craft 65 of 100, higher is better. Quotes from regulator and industry group, but lacks comment from affected banks.
- Hype 45 of 100, lower is better. Headline promises a bombshell report, but the body details a standard regulatory review.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- Nine of the largest U.S. banks denied, debanked, or discriminated against customers due to political beliefs, according to a report by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
- The OCC's review, which covered 2020 to September 2025, was based on 100,000 complaints at OCC-regulated institutions and hundreds of individual bank decisions.
- Broad reputational risk policies were identified as a mechanism banks used to disadvantage customers based on political, religious, or social views or lawful business activities.
- The OCC is considering regulatory changes to prevent such discriminatory practices by lenders.

A report from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) states that nine of the largest U.S. banks denied, debanked, or discriminated against customers due to their political beliefs. The review, conducted between 2020 and September 2025, examined 100,000 complaints filed at OCC-regulated institutions and hundreds of individual bank decisions. The OCC identified broad reputational risk policies as a method banks used to disadvantage customers based on their political, religious, or social views, or for engaging in lawful business activities.

Examples cited in the report include a payment processor closing a merchant's account for promoting MAGA merchandise and a bank declining services to a public education organization for endorsing Democrats. The OCC indicated it is considering regulatory changes to prevent lenders from engaging in such discriminatory practices.

## Disagreement on the report's origin

The CTV News full report states the OCC's review was conducted after an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump, signed in August of the previous year, stipulating that Americans should not be denied access to financial services due to religious or political beliefs. Trump ordered federal bank regulators to determine whether any banks had discriminated and refer any cases to the Department of Justice. In contrast, the Semafor digest states that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the inquiry last year after he accused banks of discriminating against him. The Family Council digest states the report shows that America’s largest banks closed accounts belonging to Christians, pro-lifers, and other conservatives during the Biden administration.

## What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mention the specific examples of a payment processor closing an account for promoting MAGA merchandise or a bank declining services to a public education organization for endorsing Democrats. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific example of a payment processor closing an account for promoting MAGA merchandise. None of the left-rated digests mention the specific example of a payment processor closing an account for promoting MAGA merchandise.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 90 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 16% (14)
- Centre: 30% (27)
- Right: 54% (49)

34 of 124 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-10-15T13:52:40.034Z.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 4 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-10-15T14:15:22.279Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

- Six of the eight left-rated reports highlighted that nine major U.S. banks were cited in the OCC report for denying services based on political beliefs. News.ro and The American Bazaar digests stated that the OCC found nine major U.S. banks maintained policies restricting financial services based on political beliefs or lawful business activities. La Presse and CTV News, which provided a full report, noted that TD Bank and Bank of Montreal were among the nine lenders named in the report. Semafor's digest mentioned that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the inquiry after accusing banks of discrimination. Radio-Canada and Toronto Star digests also noted the involvement of TD and BMO among the nine institutions.

### Centre

- Eight of the seventeen centre-rated reports focused on the OCC's finding that nine of the largest U.S. banks denied services to customers over political and religious views. Digests from CP24 and CTV News, which provided a full report, highlighted that TD Bank and Bank of Montreal were among the nine lenders named. Internewscast and Portfolio digests stated that the OCC found nine of the nation's largest banks denied some customers access to financial services based on political, religious, or other subjective considerations. Digests from InsideNoVA.com, Columbia Gorge News, NE Iowa Publishing, and Key West Citizen all stated that nine of the largest U.S. banks dropped services for customers over political and religious views, according to the OCC report.

### Right

- Seven of the thirty-one right-rated reports led with the finding that major U.S. banks denied services over political views. The Federalist digest described the OCC report as an indictment of the left’s cancel culture fury and the banks that were its accomplices. Upward News digest stated that regulators could not measure the practice's widespread nature, though JPMorgan insisted its policies prohibit political discrimination. Financial Post and News-pravda.com digests noted that TD and BMO were among nine large banks engaged in so-called debanking. Real Clear Politics digest discussed how debanking took hold inside the biggest banks, with employees using reputation risk as a guise to banish conservative or controversial customers. Clash Daily digest referred to the issue as a scheme weaponized by Biden, while WLTReport digest stated that Trump’s OCC exposed political debanking policies at all nine major banks.

**Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- veryLow: 2
- low: 15
- mixed: 19
- high: 33
- unknown: 35
- veryHigh: 20

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

- [voz.us](https://voz.us/es/politica/261015/39982/informe-federal-confirma-bancos-usaron-riesgo-reputacional-administracion-biden-castigar-conservadores-cristianos.html) — A Federal Report Confirms that Banks Used "Reputal Risk" Under the Biden Administration to Punish Conservatives and Christians
- [responsible-investor.com](https://responsible-investor.com/us-banking-regulator-slams-controversial-sector-whipsaw-ahead-of-midterms) — US banking regulator slams controversial sector ‘whipsaw’ ahead of midterms
- [The Free Press (Tampa)](https://tampafp.com/feds-find-nations-largest-banks-blocked-accounts-over-beliefs-vow-policy-overhaul) — Feds Find Nation's Largest Banks Blocked Accounts Over Beliefs, Vow Policy Overhaul
- [Financial Post](https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/banking/td-bmo-banks-engaged-debanking-u-s-regulator) — TD and BMO among nine large banks engaged in so-called debanking, says U.S. regulator
- [Upward News](https://upward.news/p/damning-occ-report-finds-nine-big-banks-debanked-conservatives) — Damning OCC Report Finds Nine Big Banks Debanked Conservatives
- [The Federalist](https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/15/bombshell-report-big-banks-debanked-maga-and-the-lefts-other-political-enemies) — Bombshell Report: Big Banks Debanked 'MAGA'
- [Daily Telegraph NZ](https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/news/major-us-banks-denied-services-to-customers-over-political-views-regulator) — Major US banks denied services to customers over political views – regulator
- [Real Clear Politics](https://realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/15/how_debanking_took_hold_inside_the_biggest_banks_714231.html) — How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks
- [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/9-mega-banks-block-crypto-accounts-but-new-occ-rules-bite-back) — 9 mega banks block crypto accounts, but new OCC rules bite back
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- [Clash Daily](https://clashdaily.com/2026/10/flashback-2019-dem-2028-fave-pushed-same-debanking-scheme-weaponized-by-biden) — FLASHBACK 2019: Dem 2028 Fave Pushed SAME 'Debanking' Scheme Weaponized By Biden
- [Portfolio](https://portfolio.hu/bank/20261015/politikai-es-vallasi-diszkriminacio-a-bankoknal-megerkezett-az-amerikai-felugyelet-jelentese-869800) — Political and Religious Discrimination at Banks: US Regulator's Report Arrives
- [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/usa/2026/10/15/2667038.html) — Major US banks denied services over political views – regulator
- [rt-english.com](https://rt-english.com/news/647215-us-banks-political-bias) — Major US banks denied services to customers over political views – regulator
- [WLTReport](https://wltreport.com/2026/10/14/trumps-occ-exposes-political-debanking-policies-at-all-nine-major-banks) — Trump’s OCC Exposes Political Debanking Policies At All Nine Major Banks
- [100% FED UP!](https://100percentfedup.com/trump-occ-political-debanking-nine-major-banks) — Trump’s OCC Exposes Political Debanking Policies At All Nine Major Banks – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Donald
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- [Radio-Canada](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2292916/td-bmo-rapport-discrimination-banque) — TD and BMO Cited in a Report on Discrimination
- [The Free Press](https://thefp.com/p/debanking-investigation-trump-rupa-subramanya) — How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks
- [Phil's Stock World](https://philstockworld.com/2026/10/14/us-regulator-accuses-nations-largest-banks-of-debanking-customers-over-political-views) — US regulator accuses nation’s largest banks of debanking customers over political views
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- [World Tribune: Window on the Real World](https://worldtribune.com/unreported-major-banks-shut-down-accounts-of-groups-targeted-by-team-biden) — Unreported: Major banks shut down accounts of groups targeted by Team Biden
- [CTV News](https://ctvnews.ca/business/article/td-bmo-among-9-banks-named-in-us-banking-discrimination-report) — Trump-ordered report targets ‘debanking,’ names TD and BMO
- [CP24](https://cp24.com/news/money/2026/10/14/td-bmo-among-9-banks-named-in-us-banking-discrimination-report) — Trump-ordered report targets ‘debanking,’ names TD and BMO
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- [Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion](https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/report-major-banks-restricted-services-for-conservatives-during-biden-admin) — Report: Major Banks Restricted Services for Conservatives During Biden Admin
- [matzav.com](https://matzav.com/banking-blacklist-exposed-federal-investigation-finds-major-u-s-banks-denied-services-to-conservatives-religious-groups-and-lawful-businesses) — BANKING BLACKLIST EXPOSED: Federal Investigation Finds Major U.S. Banks Denied Services to Conservatives, Religious Groups and Lawful Businesses
- [Semafor](https://semafor.com/article/10/14/2026/us-treasury-says-big-banks-discriminated-on-political-grounds) — US Treasury says big banks discriminated on political grounds
- [Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market Cap](https://cryptocurrency.com.tr/occ-flags-debanking-policies-at-nine-us-banks-including-crypto-firms-410640) — OCC Flags Debanking Policies at Nine US Banks, Including Crypto Firms
- [Internewscast](https://internewscast.com/news/us/regulator-u-s-banks-dropped-clients-over-political-religious-views) — Regulator: U.S. Banks Dropped Clients Over Political, Religious Views
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- [Crypto Economy](https://crypto-economy.com/es/la-occ-senala-politicas-de-desbancarizacion-en-nueve-bancos-estadounidenses-incluidas-empresas-cripto) — OCC Identifies Debanking Policies in Nine US Banks, Including Crypto Companies - Crypto Economy ESP
- [The Daily Caller](https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/14/federal-probe-uncovers-political-debanking-practices-across-americas-biggest-banks) — Political Debanking Ran Rampant At America’s Biggest Banks, Federal Probe Alleges
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- [InsideNoVA.com](https://insidenova.com/news/national/report-u-s-banks-restricted-customers-over-political-religious-views/article_7fac7ec4-9f0b-54d2-835c-ad3ae6c1fbc8.html) — Report: U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views
- [Columbia Gorge News](https://columbiagorgenews.com/news/national/report-u-s-banks-restricted-customers-over-political-religious-views/article_602dc6a8-1e93-5bec-8798-5498c6ff5d6f.html) — Report: U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views
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- [Key West Citizen](https://keysnews.com/news/national/report-u-s-banks-restricted-customers-over-political-religious-views/article_ea17ead6-9621-50d8-b470-c749dbb3ed77.html) — Report: U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views
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- [CBS News](https://cbsnews.com/news/debanking-top-us-banks-occ-report) — Top U.S. banks dropped customers over political and religious views, regulator says
- [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/crypto-debanking-occ-finds-bank-restrictions) — Crypto debanking: OCC finds bank restrictions but cannot gauge full scale
- [The American Bazaar](https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/14/occ-report-nine-us-banks-debanking-490034) — OCC says nine largest US banks engaged in debanking practices
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- [La Presse](https://lapresse.ca/affaires/2026-10-14/discrimination-de-clients/les-banques-td-et-bmo-citees-dans-un-rapport-americain.php) — Client Discrimination: TD and BMO Banks Cited in U.S. Report
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- [Law.com](https://law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/14/occ-report-rebukes-major-us-banks-over-subjective-debanking-decisions) — OCC Report Rebukes Major US Banks Over 'Subjective' Debanking Decisions
- [National Review](https://nationalreview.com/news/nine-major-banks-denied-debanked-and-discriminated-against-conservatives-trump-admin-probe-finds) — Nine Major Banks ‘Denied, Debanked, and Discriminated Against’ Conservatives, Trump Admin Probe Finds
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- [SpaceMoney](https://spacemoney.com.br/economia/legislacao/occ-bancos-eua-risco-politico) — US Treasury Sees Political Bias in Large Banks
- [The New American](https://thenewamerican.com/us/comptroller-report-banks-debanked-both-leftist-and-conservative-customers-for-political-beliefs) — Comptroller Report: Banks Debanked Both Leftist and Conservative Customers for Political Beliefs
- [Bitcoin.com](https://news.bitcoin.com/regulation-and-legal/occ-blows-lid-off-debanking-practices-americas-9-bank-giants) — OCC Blows Lid Off Debanking Practices at America's 9 Bank Giants
- [The Blaze](https://theblaze.com/tech/nine-major-us-banks-debanking) — Feds accuse nine top banks of de-banking — denying accounts due to ideology, religion, and more
- [Conservative Review](https://conservativereview.com/feds-accuse-nine-top-banks-of-de-banking-denying-accounts-due-to-ideology-religion-and-more-2678086230.html) — Feds accuse nine top banks of de-banking — denying accounts due to ideology, religion, and more
- [The Last Refuge](https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/10/14/politically-exposed-persons-treasury-investigation-confirms-9-major-u-s-banks-targeted-conservatives-and-businesses-based-on-politics) — "Politically Exposed Persons" - Treasury Investigation Confirms 9 Major U.S. Banks Targeted Conservatives and Businesses Based on Politics
- [The Toronto Star](https://thestar.com/business/td-bmo-among-nine-banks-named-in-u-s-banking-discrimination-report/article_d9f6ccac-52bc-59f1-8dac-4cbe1f53ec34.html) — TD, BMO among nine banks named in U.S. banking discrimination report
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- [Fox Business](https://foxbusiness.com/politics/us-regulator-accuses-nations-largest-banks-debanking-customers-over-political-views) — US regulator accuses nation's largest banks of debanking customers over political views
- [연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency](https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20261015001000072) — "Major U.S. Banks Close Accounts for 'Political Purposes'"… U.S. Regulators Announce
- [svtv.org](https://svtv.org/news/2026-10-14/pri-administratsii-baidena-krupneishie) — Under the Biden Administration, the Largest U.S. Banks Refused to Provide Services to MAGA Supporters, Anti-Abortion Opponents and Other Conservatives.
- [Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer](https://messenger-inquirer.com/news/national/report-u-s-banks-restricted-customers-over-political-religious-views/article_caad004f-f54d-5d3f-b54e-8ad85278178c.html) — Report: U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views
- [CNBC](https://cnbc.com/2026/10/14/treasury-banks-debanking-trump-reputation-risk.html) — Treasury says largest U.S. banks let politics influence who received banking services
- [Axios](https://axios.com/2026/10/14/occ-banks-debanking-politics) — Top regulator says big banks rejected customers over politics
- [Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-14/nine-big-banks-engaged-in-debanking-practices-us-regulator-says) — Nine Big Banks Engaged in Debanking Practices, US Regulator Says
- [vz.ru](https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/14/1462974.html) — At Biden, U.S. Banks Refused to Serve Christian Organizations
- [Reuters](https://reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-bank-regulator-faults-several-large-lenders-over-debanking-practices-2026-10-14) — US bank regulator faults several large lenders over 'debanking ...
- [The Daily Wire](https://dailywire.com/news/countless-maga-religious-groups-were-debanked-during-biden-administration-explosive-report-finds) — Biden Administration Pushed Banks To Target Conservative And Religious Groups, Report Finds
- [LifeNews.com](https://lifenews.com/2026/10/14/major-banks-closed-pro-life-accounts-after-biden-called-them-hate-groups) — Major Banks Closed Pro-Life Accounts After Biden Called Them "Hate Groups"
- [The Globe & Mail](https://theglobeandmail.com/business/article-td-and-bmo-among-nine-us-banks-accused-of-debanking-customers) — TD, BMO among nine banks accused of discriminating against U.S. customers for political reasons
- [St Catharines Standard](https://stcatharinesstandard.ca/business/td-bmo-among-nine-banks-named-in-u-s-banking-discrimination-report/article_4178c4c4-4ba5-5564-8ab8-3a604bf64a9e.html) — TD, BMO among nine banks named in U.S. banking discrimination report
- [The Hamilton Spectator](https://thespec.com/business/td-bmo-among-nine-banks-named-in-u-s-banking-discrimination-report/article_6bd6bb97-eee4-5917-9f2f-6a799e7b4c95.html) — TD, BMO among nine banks named in U.S. banking discrimination report
- [The Record](https://therecord.com/business/td-bmo-among-nine-banks-named-in-u-s-banking-discrimination-report/article_0104ddb2-db1d-5c72-8265-279d0693bad6.html) — TD, BMO among nine banks named in U.S. banking discrimination report
- [TFTC](https://tftc.io/occ-debanking-report-megabanks-politics-digital-assets) — OCC Report Confirms All Nine Megabanks Debanked Customers Over Politics and Beliefs
- [Quartz](https://qz.com/occ-debanking-report-nine-banks-politics-religion-101426) — OCC report finds big banks denied services over politics, religion
- [The Defiant](https://thedefiant.io/converge/regulation/occ-finds-debanking-policies-at-nine-major-us-banks) — OCC Finds Debanking Policies at Nine Major US Banks
- [BizToc](https://biztoc.com/x/c41ebb354fa7eb75) — Banks closed accounts of MAGA, pro-life and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden admin
- [Winnipeg Free Press](https://winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/14/td-bmo-among-nine-banks-named-in-u-s-banking-discrimination-report) — TD, BMO among nine banks named in U.S. banking discrimination report
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- [IBTimes UK](https://ibtimes.co.uk/major-banks-closed-maga-accounts-over-reputation-risk-federal-report-finds-1825636) — Major Banks Closed MAGA Accounts Over 'Reputation Risk', Federal Report Finds
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- [Banking Dive](https://bankingdive.com/news/occ-debanking-report-trump-gould-jpmorgan-bofa-capital-one-td-cfpb/832997) — OCC blasts debanking instances by JPMorgan, others in report
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- [The Post Millennial](https://thepostmillennial.com/these-9-major-us-banks-debanked-americans-over-conservative-political-beliefs-from-maga-to-pro-life-report) — These 9 major US banks debanked Americans over conservative political beliefs from MAGA to pro-life: report
- [RedState](https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/10/14/report-major-financial-institutions-cited-for-discrimination-against-pro-life-and-maga-groups-n2208119) — Report: Major Financial Institutions Exposed for Discriminatory Practices Against Conservative Orgs
- [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/us-news/banks-closed-accounts-of-maga-pro-life-and-other-conservative-groups-disfavored-by-biden-admin) — Exclusive | Major banks closed accounts of MAGA, pro-life and other conservative groups disfavored by Biden admin: bombshell report
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- [KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/big-banks-discriminated-against-conservative-groups-citing-reputation-risk-report-capital-one-jp-morgan-maga) — Big banks discriminated against conservative groups, citing 'reputation risk': report
- [Komo News](https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/big-banks-discriminated-against-conservative-groups-citing-reputation-risk-report-capital-one-jp-morgan-maga) — Big banks discriminated against conservative groups, citing 'reputation risk': report
- [The National Desk](https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/big-banks-discriminated-against-conservative-groups-citing-reputation-risk-report-capital-one-jp-morgan-maga) — Big banks discriminated against conservative groups, citing 'reputation risk': report
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- [WRGB](https://cbs6albany.com/news/nation-world/big-banks-discriminated-against-conservative-groups-citing-reputation-risk-report-capital-one-jp-morgan-maga) — Big banks discriminated against conservative groups, citing 'reputation risk': report
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- [Weekly Real Estate News](https://wrenews.com/occ-nine-banks-debanking-report-cfpb-investigations-october-2026) — OCC Flags Debanking at Nine Banks; CFPB Plans Review

## Questions

**What did the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency report find?**

The report found that nine of the largest U.S. banks denied, debanked, or discriminated against customers due to their political beliefs. It identified broad reputational risk policies as a mechanism used by banks to disadvantage customers based on political, religious, or social views or lawful business activities.

**What period did the OCC's review cover?**

The OCC's review spanned from 2020 to September 2025. It was based on 100,000 complaints received at OCC-regulated institutions and hundreds of individual bank decisions.

**What actions is the OCC considering?**

The OCC is considering regulatory changes to prevent discriminatory practices by lenders. The regulator stated it will be assessing further changes to the regulatory and supervisory framework applicable to the largest banks to reduce the likelihood of these harmful practices recurring.

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