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BMO Harris Bank enables transgender and non-binary communities to use their true first names on their cards

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Zoe Murphy | June 12, 2020
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BMO Harris Bank enables transgender and non-binary communities to use their true first names on their cards

BMO Harris Bank is making it easier for people in the transgender and non-binary communities to use their true first name on their cards without requiring a legal name change.

What’s going on: BMO cardholders can now use the name of their choice on their cards without going through a formal, legal name changing process.

 

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