"A Dearborn-based Arab-American advocacy group is asking the federal government to investigate banks in southeastern Michigan for closing accounts of community members.
The Arab-American Civil Rights League said it sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General's Office on March 18 after learning of more than a dozen closures in the past month.
"Over the past several weeks the ACRL has received an unprecedented number of complaints from community members who have had their bank accounts closed, for no apparent reason, by their banking institutions," Rana Abbas, executive director of the ACRL said. "Most of these complaints are from successful professionals or business owners, who have banked with the same institution for years."
Abbas said other than a letter informing a customer of the bank’s decision to close the account, individuals have received no further notice, or explanation of the decision." (thanks Ali)
The Arab-American Civil Rights League said it sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General's Office on March 18 after learning of more than a dozen closures in the past month.
"Over the past several weeks the ACRL has received an unprecedented number of complaints from community members who have had their bank accounts closed, for no apparent reason, by their banking institutions," Rana Abbas, executive director of the ACRL said. "Most of these complaints are from successful professionals or business owners, who have banked with the same institution for years."
Abbas said other than a letter informing a customer of the bank’s decision to close the account, individuals have received no further notice, or explanation of the decision." (thanks Ali)
