Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday
In this March 16, 2017, file photo, a customer enters a Citibank branch, in New York. Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE — In this March 16, 2017, file photo, a customer enters a Citibank branch, in New York. Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE — In this March 16, 2017, file photo, a customer enters a Citibank branch, in New York. Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE — In this March 16, 2017, file photo, a customer enters a Citibank branch, in New York. Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit cards, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday, as some bank employees argued internally that Armenians were more likely to commit fraud and referred to applicants as “bad guys” or affiliated with organized crime.
