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World Liberty Financial bank charter preliminarily approved

A regulator has given conditional approval for a bank charter application tied to World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency firm associated with the Trump family.

World Liberty Financial bank charter preliminarily approved

TL;DR

  • A regulator has given conditional approval for a bank charter application.
  • The application is tied to World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm associated with the Trump family.
  • The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced the conditional approval.
  • Final approval is dependent on meeting all pre-opening requirements.
  • Democrats are anticipated to raise conflict-of-interest concerns.