Simple was one of the few US-based checking accounts that required US citizenship in order to open a new account (a Visa or a Green Card was not sufficient): ht

Simple was one of the few US-based checking accounts that required US citizenship in order to open a new account (a Visa or a Green Card was not sufficient): https://medium.com/@bartclaeys/simple-bank-discriminates-against-permanent-us-residents-89c86bfba7b8 https://medium.com/@bartclaeys/simple-bank-discriminates-aga... (this has only been an issue since BBVA acquired them).