Trump orders banks to more closely examine customers’ citizenship

The order stops short of reported plans that would have mandated citizenship checks, which groups warned could create major obstacles for banks and strip millions of access to their services.

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The order, titled "Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System," stops short of requiring banks to collect citizenship or immigration status data from customers, a more expansive idea that the administration had previously considered.

Under this order, the financial regulators are obliged to look for people’s citizenship status who are either interested in opening bank accounts or obtaining credit cards and loans.