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by joe_mamba 26 days ago
> countries in the EU don't just get to make their own banking rules.

They 100% do.

>Closing accounts that belong to high risk customers who aren't making you a bunch of money is an entirely normal and legal thing to do.

It isn't a legal thing to do because they didn't give a reason why. ANd if they do give a reason it must be legal to the local legal framework. Is being in the weapons industry a legal argument by Czech laws to close someone's account?

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>They 100% do.

Not even close. For the most part, they're bound by EU regulations.

>It isn't a legal thing to do because they didn't give a reason why. ANd if they do give a reason it must be legal to the local legal framework. Is being in the weapons industry a legal argument by Czech laws to close someone's account?

Banks are only obligated to give a reason for closing basic PAD accounts. No such obligation exists for normal bank accounts.