Archived Dump your accounts at First National Bank of Omaha (thinkprogress.org)
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Archived Dump your accounts at First National Bank of Omaha (thinkprogress.org)
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'For more than a decade, the First National Bank of Omaha has offered special branded Visa cards to National Rifle Association members to support the group. '
'First National Bank is the first of the corporations to officially end its relationship with the NRA in the aftermath of Parkland. '
'Neither the bank nor Visa responded to repeated ThinkProgress inquiries about the disappearance, but the bank did respond on Twitter, to many outraged customers, many of whom threatened to cancel their accounts because of the relationship. '
'There are still at least 21 corporations with ongoing relationships with the NRA. '
'On Thursday, following two days of public pressure, the bank announced it “will not renew its contract” with the NRA.The bank confirmed, in a tweet, that “customer feedback caused” the decision:On Tuesday, ThinkProgress reported that First National Bank was one of at least 22 corporations that the NRA says offer incentives to NRA members. '
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