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In a latest development, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing today on “debanking,” where experts and business owners will testify about being unfairly denied banking products.
On Wednesday, U.S. banks and regulators will face intense questioning as lawmakers investigate claims from conservatives and businesses that banks refuse services to certain industries or political groups.
Notably, The banking industry strongly denies claims that it refuses services for ideological reasons. Instead, it says that strict and unclear rules, along with banking oversight practices, make it hard to offer services or explain when they can’t. Wednesday’s hearing could reveal potential policy changes, including new rules or laws aimed at creating a national standard for offering banking services.
“This hearing is the beginning of the committee’s work to end this practice and will serve as an opportunity to hear directly from witnesses relating to their experience being debanked, which will in turn help shape solutions to address it – including holding regulators and financial institutions who exploit their power accountable,” remarked a spokesperson for Senator Tim Scott, the panel’s Republican chairman.