The Trump administration's proposed banking order is beginning to look less like a narrow immigration measure and more like a sweeping paperwork test for millions of Americans, especially women whose legal names no longer match the names on their birth certificates.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this week that an executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship information is "in process," confirming that the idea is no longer a rumor but an active policy effort inside the administration. The White House has not released final details, but the proposal under discussion could affect both new and existing bank customers.
