S 401 · in committee · significant
Fair Access to Banking Act
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill restricts banks and financial institutions from denying services to customers solely based on reputation or ideology.
- It affects banks, credit unions, payment networks, and individuals denied financial services without documented risk-based reasons.
- Violating institutions lose deposit insurance and face civil penalties; individuals can sue for damages.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would banks determine which customer rejections are based on documented risk versus reputation, and who verifies that distinction?
- 02
What specific harms might result if financial institutions cannot deny services to customers they assess as higher-risk without detailed documentation?
- 03
How would removing deposit insurance and allowing civil lawsuits change banks' lending practices and potentially affect their customers' account fees or credit access?
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Sponsor · R-ND
Kevin Cramer
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
45/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-04
Joining the bill

Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original

John Barrasso
R-WY · original

Jim Banks
R-IN · original

Ted Budd
R-NC · original

Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · original

Mike Crapo
R-ID · original

Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original

John Cornyn
R-TX · original

Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original

Tom Cotton
R-AR · original

Ted Cruz
R-TX · original

John Boozman
R-AR · original
+ 33 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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