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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Some European Union banks are shutting out asylum seekers and other types of customers in mishandled efforts to comply with anti-money laundering rules, the bloc’s banking watchdog said. Banks have become far more nervous as regulators in the EU, the United States and elsewhere crack down on inadequate “know your customer” checks, prompting some people to complain that they are being unfairly locked out of the financial system. The European Banking Authority (EBA) said on Wednesday that its research found that so-called de-risking by banks and payment firms take…
