A Georgia business owner says she was treated differently at her bank when trying to get a simple debit card replacement.
What’s Happening: Alexis Vaughn has hired lawyers after an incident at an Ameris Bank branch in Alpharetta. She says bank staff racially profiled her while she tried to get a replacement debit card for her business account.
What’s Important: Vaughn says what should have been a quick visit turned into a 45-minute ordeal. The bank searched her business on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website, called corporate headquarters without telling her, gave her a debit card that was later shut off, and put restrictions on her account that could lead to closure…