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S 401 · in committee · significant

Fair Access to Banking Act

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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  1. 01

    How would banks determine which customer rejections are based on documented risk versus reputation, and who verifies that distinction?

  2. 02

    What specific harms might result if financial institutions cannot deny services to customers they assess as higher-risk without detailed documentation?

  3. 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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Kevin Cramer

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Introduced 2025-02-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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