[Opinion] Fair Access to Banking Needs to be a Congressional Priority

Fair Access to Banking Needs to be a Congressional Priority

Opinion By Larry Keane iStock U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) have an idea that seems so logical that it might be radical by Washington, D.C., standards. The two lawmakers believe that banks should be lending based on objective risk assessment like credit worthiness and not broad-based decisions affecting whole categories or classes of customers for amorphous political reasons. Seems logical. If a business has the…