Re:Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Ca...
by username332211 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @09:09AM
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How many billions would a major bank loose in a lawsuit, if they did the sensible thing and refused to deal with 3% of the population?
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Re:Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Ca...
by trelane on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:07AM
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Most do.
For example: https://www.reddit.com/r/Banking/comments/1csl00q/any_banks_...
Re:Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Ca...
by kasey_junk on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:06AM
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4.2% of US _households_ are unbanked. Banks refuse customers for many less extreme reasons than “can’t verify identity” which is in fact a requirement for them with all of their federal and state regulators.
Re:Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Ca...
by nobody9999 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:14AM
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>How many billions would a major bank loose in a lawsuit, if they did the sensible thing and refused to deal with 3% of the population?
Zero. Because FINCEN/KYC[0] laws in the US mandate identification for all customers.
Which means that at least 3% of the populations is "unbanked"[1]:
Some reasons a person might not have a bank account
include:
Lack of access via a nearby bank branch or mobile phone
Minimum balance fees
Distrust of the banking system, typically due to lack of transparency
regarding fees and deposit timing[1]
No access to government-issued ID, which is required to open a bank account
To avoid delinquent debts, such as creditors seizing the account in
judgements, or the government collecting back taxes or child support
[0] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/knowyourclient.asp[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbanked
Edit: Fixed subject/verb agreement (laws/mandate)/fixed quote formatting.
Re:Ghost students are creating an 'agonizing' problem for Ca...
by MrBrobot on Friday May 09, 2025 @01:12PM
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Further reference for the ID requirements:
https://www.bankhelp.gov/help-topics/bank-accounts/required-...