The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement Jeremy Tedesco regarding Bank of America’s update to its Code of Conduct, which provides new protections against discriminatory debanking based on religion and political viewpoints or affiliations:
“No American should ever fear that their bank will cancel them or deny them service because of their religious beliefs or political views. Bank of America has taken an important step forward in protecting against future discrimination against its customers. Over the past two years, ADF and our partners in both the private and public sectors have repeatedly engaged with Bank of America’s leadership to advocate for this change—one that is particularly crucial given Bank of America’s disturbing track record of debanking religious clients like U.S.-based Indigenous Advance Ministries, one of its supporting churches, and Timothy Two Project International. Bank of America is taking steps in the right direction to protect its customers from discrimination, but it has a long way to go to rebuild trust in the marketplace. We look forward to more banks following in the steps of JPMorgan Chase, and now Bank of America, as they come into compliance with President Trump’s recent executive order.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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