#OccupySF Speaker: Bank Of America Arresting Customers For Closing Accounts

There have been no reports of arrests of people for closing their accounts at any banks.There have been arrests made at a CitiBank branch in New York after protesters staged a demonstration inside the branch and then, as part of the demonstration, demanded their accounts be closed.

CitiBank has released this statement: “A large number of protesters entered our branch at 555 La Guardia Place around 2:00 PM today. They were very disruptive and refused to leave after being repeatedly asked, causing our staff to call 911. The Police asked the branch staff to close the branch until the protesters could be removed. Only one person asked to close an account and was accommodated.”