The Free Press · October 15, 2026

OCC Says Nine Largest U.S. Banks Had Policies Between 2020 and 2025 That May Have Affected Access to Financial Services

• The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said that nine of the nation's largest banks, as measured by assets, had policies in place between 2020 and 2025 that may have influenced their decisions to deny or limit access to financial services, according to the report.
• The OCC statement, as quoted in the report, described the policies as affecting customers or potential customers based on their political or religious beliefs or lawful business activities.
• Federal regulators announced the conclusion on Wednesday, according to the report.

OCC statement via the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, cited in the original report. No response from any of the nine banks is documented in the accessible portion of the source. This card is based on the accessible portion only. Original headline: "How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks".