By Andrea Shalal, Pete Schroeder and Nupur Anand

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The White House was preparing to act against banks for allegedly dropping customers for political reasons, as President Donald Trump said he believes that banks, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, had discriminated against him and his supporters.

A draft of the executive order, which was reviewed by Reuters, instructs regulators to review banks for “politicized or unlawful debanking” practices. The order could authorize monetary penalties or other disciplinary measures against violators.

It is likely to be announced as early as this week, two industry sources said.

The White House had no immediate comment on the reported order.

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