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Trump executive order ties bank account access to immigration status

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Reviewing the order; lobbied to strip mandatory citizenship document collection

For 23 years, federal rules let Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers stand in for Social Security numbers when opening a bank account. A Trump executive order now tells regulators to treat ITIN use as a potential fraud and trafficking red flag, moving the compliance burden onto banks.

Updated 3 days ago