Banks face economic domestic abuse: inadequate support systems
Banking advisors' hands-off approach and lack of legal definition leave many victims without recourse.
According to Le Monde, economic domestic abuse—which includes controlling bank accounts, denying access to financial resources, or forcing someone into debt—remains largely overlooked by the French banking sector. Bank advisors, adhering to a principle of non-interference in personal matters, lack clear protocols to identify and assist victims.
The absence of a precise legal definition of such abuse further complicates matters. Victims struggle to obtain banking protection measures or independent access to their funds, despite repeated warnings from advocacy groups and human rights organizations.
Sources
- Face aux violences économiques conjugales, l’épineuse question de la prise en charge des victimes par les banques — Le Monde — Une
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