IN DEPTH: Banks Take the Lead in Establishing Personal Social Credit System, Critics Charge

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UK ministers step in to stop banks from canceling customers for their political views

Large money-center banks appear to be in the vanguard of a movement to build a system of personal social credit scores.

This week, British bank Barclays became the latest to be accused of shutting the accounts of its customers for political or religious reasons. This followed revelations in April that Coutts, a private bank owned by British Bank NatWest, was alleged to have closed the accounts and publicized personal information of conservative politician Nigel Farage, one of the foremost Brexit advocates and a supporter of the policies of former U.S. President Donald Trump. 

And British banks are not alone. Many say that Americaโ€™s largest banks are in lockstep with UK banks in establishing political and social criteria for their customers, and punishing those who donโ€™t comply.

โ€œSadly, what we’re seeing now with NatWest and Barclays isn’t surprising,โ€ Justin Haskins, director at the Heartland Institute, told The Epoch Times. โ€œThere is a mountain of evidence that shows many of America’s largest and most powerful banks are discriminating against customers because of their ideological, social, cultural, religious, or political views.โ€

โ€œThrough various environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies and frameworks, banks regularly choose to screen out customers who are deemed โ€˜reputational risksโ€™ or considered part of industries disfavored by elites and their powerful institutions,โ€ Mr. Haskins said.

UK Ministers Find Fault Withย Discriminatingย Banks

In contrast to the United States, where regulators have taken no action, UK ministers have stepped in to defend their citizens against political discrimination. 

โ€œAndrew Griffith, the economic secretary of the UK, met with some of the major banks recently and got them all to commit to a principle of non-discrimination, based on lawful expression,โ€ Michael Ross, counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), told The Epoch Times.

In addition, laws are currently in works to ban UK banks from discriminating against customers on a political or religious basis.

Byย Kevin Stocklin

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