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Bias at the bank?
A WNEM-TV investigation into the security practices of local banks reveals that urban and inner city banks employed more security measures than suburban banks. The WNEM-TV team found that Citizens Banks in Michigan require non-customers at their inner city banks to have their thumbs printed. The inner city banks also did background checks on people who opened new accounts.
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