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Federal report says banks cut off MAGA seller, conservative groups

The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reviewed nearly 100,000 complaints and about 420,000 pages of bank records for its 47-page report; a lot of paper.

On air: Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on The Bonk-o-Meter
Published 4:54 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Daily Wire: “Countless MAGA, Religious Groups Were Debanked During Biden Administration, Explosive Report Finds”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 4:54 PM ET on The Bonk-o-Meter, by Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Biden, MAGA.
BBN covered this story before: White House probes claims of missing Kennedy Center money (October 14).

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The Daily WireCountless MAGA, Religious Groups Were Debanked During Biden Administration, Explosive Report Finds

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime for the Bonk-o-Meter. The Daily Wire says an explosive federal report found countless MAGA and religious groups were debanked during the Biden years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCountless. I'm calling Full Bonkers right now, before we even read the thing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me finish.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Comptroller of the Currency released a forty-seven page report on nearly one hundred thousand complaints and about four hundred twenty thousand pages of bank documents.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour hundred twenty thousand pages. The only thing the banks never closed was the paper trail.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt says the banks cut off a MAGA merchandise seller and conservative nonprofits, much of it under Biden.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCountless is the Daily Wire's word, though, because the report itself counted complaints.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the claim is a wedding cake with a real bottom layer.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRating: Medium Bonkers. The report is real, the word countless is decoration.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI want a recount of the pages.

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