Senior citizens in Sweden are being denied bank loans and credit cards because they are over 70.
Can your American bank also deny you simply because you are a senior citizen?
Apparently, yes. Citibank does not issue credit cards to people over 75.
Is this discriminatory? Or is it simply prudent business- not to do business with senior citizens?
Read more at Senior citizens angered over age discrimination by banks

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