US bank regulator says large banks engaged in 'debanking' of disfavored industries

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The nine largest U.S. banks in the past had placed restrictions on providing financial services to some controversial industries in a practice commonly described as "debanking," the regulator overseeing large national banks said in a report released on ​Wednesday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency began its review after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in August directing ‌a regulatory review of all banks for any current or pas ...