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by superkuh 1048 days ago
"That's a problem with your house, not with the flooding. They decided how to build it and it sounds like they've done a bad job and didn't handle setting up flood barriers properly."
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That... does seem like a good analogy for this situation!

OP is not likely to be able to change KYC/AML laws, nor is the homeowner likely to be able to prevent the region from flooding, but they might have some effect on the bank (or could choose another one) if others implement those laws in a more efficient or effective way, just as the homeowner could upgrade their house to handle the regional flooding more effectively, or choose another house that did.

That's a critically poor read.

If your bank does something way outside required checks, you can switch banks. There are many.

That said sucking with one can (and logically should) make KYC checks easier over time.

This is a poor analogy. There isn’t a government mandate of floods and, if there were, one might reasonably choose to live in a home with strong flood protections.