Bank of America accused of freezing accounts of non-US citizens

Bank of America faced serious problems due to reports that it freezes accounts of clients for whom they suspect they do not have legal immigration status in the United States.

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Some clients of Bank of America said that the bank either froze or threatened to freeze their accounts due to doubts about their nationality, writes The Hill.

Saeed Moshfeh, an Iranian studying for a doctorate at the University of Miami, said he was denied access to his bank account because the financial institution explained that they did not have enough documents indicating his status as a student.

The situation angered the man, because the bank is not an immigration service, and the institution, in his opinion, would be worth more respect for customers.

Dan Hernandez, a Cuban-born television writer who lives in Los Angeles, said the bank froze his business account in December 2016 on suspicion that he was doing business with Cuba - his corporation was called Cuban Missile Inc. — she was named after a nickname Hernandez had as a child.

The writer said that the situation was resolved after he wrote about what happened on the bank’s Twitter page.

In July, another such case became known: Josh Collins announced that Bank of America froze his account after he received a letter from a financial institution with a request to confirm his citizenship. Collins said he initially assumed the email was spam and ignored it, but soon after that his account was frozen.

The bank stated that it “may periodically request information, such as the country of citizenship of the client, as well as proof of the location of the client in the United States.”

The bank also stressed that this practice has been operating for at least 10 years, and during this period there have been no changes in how the bank checks its customers.

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