Nine of the biggest banks in the country, including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, improperly refused to do business with a range of politically controversial industries — from coal and tobacco to private prisons — according to a top banking regulator.

The report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency stems from an investigation that could back up claims by President Trump that the country’s largest banks took part in what the administration has called “politicized or unlawful debanking activities.”

Debanking refers to banks closing accounts or denying services to customers.

Along with JPMorgan and Bank of America, the banks named by the Comptroller were Citibank, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank.

All have denied debanking allegation

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