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The most unrealistic thing about this post is the bank not immediately blocking this user and dropping them from all banking services. Taking the time to investigate and not dropping the customer.... Incredible
I bet they're white and live in a good zip code
There's no checkbox in a bank database for race. And there's no special rules for certain zip codes.
Banks judge you on two things:
Your first and last name can be a giveaway. I know this is a UK bank but this has happened in the US:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-patriot-bank-resolve-lending-discrimination-claims
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-orders-citi-to-pay-25-9-million-for-intentional-illegal-discrimination-against-armenian-americans/