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SPLC largely drove debanking of conservative groups, Treasury report shows
justthenews ^ | 10/19/26 | Ben Whedon

Posted on 10/20/2026 6:06:52 AM PDT by CFW

A recent report from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in the Treasury Department shows that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was a driving force behind the debanking of conservative groups prior to its indictment.

The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group that has faced scrutiny from conservatives for years over its alleged bias against them and penchant for labeling mainstream political figures on the right as “extremists.”

The group has also faced withering criticism from the left, such as Ken Silverstein, who followed its expelled founder Morris Dees for years for Harper's and The New Yorker.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the SPLC with allegedly defrauding donors by paying exorbitant sums to members of extremist groups, both to act as informants and to recruit and expand their operations.

The SPLC has denied wrongdoing in the case, and said in a statement that "The charges against the SPLC are provably wrong; they are based on inaccurate facts and a misapplication of law. Our informant program was successful in accomplishing its purposes: Threats and attacks were prevented, criminal activity was stopped, and information was gathered to dismantle the efforts of hate and extremist groups."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: banking; conservatives; corruption; dees; kensilverstein; morrisdees; slandermachine; splc

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Every individual or group that was "debanked" over the past few years should sue both the bank and SPLC.

Also, the leaders of SPLC should all be in prison.

1 posted on 10/20/2026 6:06:52 AM PDT by CFW
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By the standard SPLC uses, it should be listed as a “hate” org.


2 posted on 10/20/2026 6:11:15 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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Tip of the iceberg on what this evil ‘nonprofit’ has done...


3 posted on 10/20/2026 6:14:12 AM PDT by GOPJ ( How much money did USAID give Ukraine? How many jobs did Ukraine give liberal elite's NEPO brats?)
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To: CFW

btt


4 posted on 10/20/2026 6:14:20 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: daniel1212

Exactly. The SPLC is evil, pure and simple. It needs to be out of business. Its purpose is to enrich itself by defaming legitimate conservative organizations and scaring people by fabricating violent hate groups out of thin air.


5 posted on 10/20/2026 6:14:28 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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I’d like all their redundant organs in other people, too.

It’s not a torture penalty—it’s a gifting penalty, to help the less fortunate.

A liver lobe, a lung, a kidney, and some random tissue picked from a prize wheel each convicted miscreant gets to spin themselves.


6 posted on 10/20/2026 6:15:23 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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If A interferes with B’s business with C, that can be considered a tort as I understand the law.

In the South, punitive damages in tort suits have long been allowed.

Maybe the bank accounts of the SPLC and key associates should be cleansed.


7 posted on 10/20/2026 6:17:51 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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“I’d like all their redundant organs in other people, too.”


I like the way you think!


8 posted on 10/20/2026 6:18:36 AM PDT by CFW
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Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
is a Domestic Security Threat to the
Republic of the United States of America


9 posted on 10/20/2026 6:22:25 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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The SPLC was made by the democrats and media the authority and almost a government agency type final word on who and what was bad and dangerous.

The democrats and media have made leftist organizations as almost like the official representative voice for many subjects, at various times NOW for women, Planned Parenthood for women’s rights and medical, the ACLU, and all those other organizations that we can remember.


10 posted on 10/20/2026 6:24:29 AM PDT by ansel12 (Quit anthropomorphizing SI computer functions.)
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Just so you guys understand: There is NO WAY the major banks in the country will listen to some non-government organization telling them to de-bank certain people.

So SPLC did the groundwork, but the final say for de-banking came from the BANK REGULATORS, meaning the people in DC, specifically Biden’s Women and Obama.


11 posted on 10/20/2026 6:29:16 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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The SPLC, NAG’s, PP, ACLU, and others. They demand total obedience to them. Opposition be banned. That’s CCCP for you.


12 posted on 10/20/2026 6:30:54 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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Don’t your love the “It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say” group think UNLESS it’s a conservative in the bullseye!


13 posted on 10/20/2026 6:34:28 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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The SPLC was not the one heading this, not by a long shot. this is a smoke screen.

It does not explain why tech startups and digital asset companies were debanked. Does not explain why firearms companies and energy companies were debanked.

14 posted on 10/20/2026 6:42:46 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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The SPLC was not the one heading this, not by a long shot. this is a smoke screen.


Pay attention to the fake news. So many times it is only one individual leading it.

The other factor is that there was no other voice to compete with the SPLC. We didn’t do our job.

Folks, We are going to have to speak out, not sit in silence.

Make your FR contribution now.


15 posted on 10/20/2026 6:53:56 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere))
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SPLC. EVIL collective.


16 posted on 10/20/2026 6:55:16 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group fund-raising con.
17 posted on 10/20/2026 6:57:51 AM PDT by jdege
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The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group fund-raising con.
18 posted on 10/20/2026 6:57:52 AM PDT by jdege
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The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group fund-raising con.
19 posted on 10/20/2026 6:57:54 AM PDT by jdege
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The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group fund-raising con.
20 posted on 10/20/2026 6:57:54 AM PDT by jdege
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