MIAMI _ Two days before a trip back to the Middle East to visit elderly parents this summer, Rami Abboud was interrupted by an assistant. Bank of America was calling and needed information.
The well-connected Miami businessman waved off the call, yet the assistant returned. The bank threatened to close his account if he didn't get on the phone. He engaged and was asked unusually personal questions from a lender that had his business for more than a quarter century.
"Are you (expletive) kidding me? You are reconfirming my date of birth after almost 30 years? I was waiting for a profiling question," recalled Abboud. "And I don't know if I got it, but then she asked if I had dual citizenship. I am very upset."
