It all began around 10 years ago during the Obama administration, with the former president, famous for bringing progressive hope and change. He began the crackdown on banks over whom they did business with, nominally looking to debank money launderers but also focusing on politically incorrect industries like gun manufacturers.
President Donald Trump publicly blasted Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, accusing the financial giant of “debanking” his conservative supporters. Trump took Moynihan to task at Davos — the snooty Alpine talking shop for the self-styled global elite — over allegations that BofA cancelled the accounts of Christian activist groups,
President Trump’s accusation that Bank of America dropped conservatives as clients serves as a reminder C.E.O.s may face unexpected attacks by the White House.
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are denying that political affiliation has any bearing on the customers who do business at the banks after President Trump alleged at Davos that BofA had refused to do business with some conservatives.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) told a group of reporters on Tuesday that de-banking would be a major focus with him at the helm of the Senate Banking Committee.
The president bashed Jerome Powell on inflation less than two hours after the Fed chair announced interest rates would stay put. As Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan may attest, Trump’s timing is not coincidental.
Brian Moynihan was asked by CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin about how the industry’s approach to crypto could change given President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab Chief Executive Brian Moynihan on Tuesday welcomed economic policies announced by U.S. President Donald Trump since his inauguration as a "good thing" for business. "They want to ...
The Fed now needs to be on Trump watch if it wants to engineer the proper dose of monetary policy. "They've got a new administration with a new set of fiscal policies, and the monetary policy has to respond to that," Bank of America chair and CEO Brian Moynihan told Yahoo Finance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
President Donald Trump confronted Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Thursday over a claim gaining traction in conservative circles: that customers are being 'de-banked' for their personal beliefs.
President Donald Trump delivered an unexpected critique of Bank of America (BAC) CEO Brian Moynihan, accusing the executive of restricting
President Donald J. Trump spoke to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, where he called on banks and financial institutions to stop the practice of “debanking.” This is when a person or company loses access to banking services (e.